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We have taxonomies of objects and concepts, but do we have taxonomy of relationships? This might continue to mystify us as long as we try to push the square blo
by loopz 6y ago
We have taxonomies of objects and concepts, but do we have taxonomy of relationships?
This might continue to mystify us as long as we try to push the square block into the round hole. It worked so well with the smaller pieces..
Every new discovery started with a question and letting go of some assertions.
- mceldeen 6y agoCategory Theory might be a good fit for this. There’s even a category of morphisms (relationships). Perhaps I’m misunderstanding your comment.
- aliceryhl 6y agoYes. The book Thinking about mathematics by Stewart Shapiro covers it in chapter 10 and calls it Structuralism. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structuralism_(philosophy_of_mathematics) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structuralism_(philosophy_of_m...