Tool and Object: A History and Philosophy of Category Theory
Ralph Krömer · HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) · 2007
Prelude: Poincare, Wittgenstein, Peirce, and the use of concepts.- Category theory in Algebraic Topology.- Category theory in Homological Algebra.- Category theory in Algebraic Geometry.- From tool to object: full-fledged category theory.- Categories as sets: problems and solutions.- Categorial foundations.- Pragmatism and category theory.- Abbreviations.- Bibliography.- Indexes