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"Category theory was introduced by Eilenberg and Mac Lane in the 1940s. {-}.In this book, I will be sure to use examples that do not do that, including examples from daily experience such as family relationships, train journeys, freezing and thawing food, and more hard-hitting subjects such as racism and privilege...{-}...More than technical prowess or a huge litany of theorems, I want to share the joy of abstraction." — Jul 08, 2025 02:08AM
"Category theory was introduced by Eilenberg and Mac Lane in the 1940s. {-}.In this book, I will be sure to use examples that do not do that, including examples from daily experience such as family relationships, train journeys, freezing and thawing food, and more hard-hitting subjects such as racism and privilege...{-}...More than technical prowess or a huge litany of theorems, I want to share the joy of abstraction." — Jul 08, 2025 02:08AM
“All logical arguments can be defeated by the simple refusal to reason logically”
― Dreams of a Final Theory: The Search for The Fundamental Laws of Nature
― Dreams of a Final Theory: The Search for The Fundamental Laws of Nature
“A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.”
― The Sirens of Titan
― The Sirens of Titan
“I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being.”
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“With or without religion, good people can behave well and bad people can do evil; but for good people to do evil - that takes religion.”
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“Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable.”
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