Category Theory For Beginners: Philosophy, Reality And Thought

Описание: In this video I explain some my own interpretations about the meaning of category theory with respect to the reality, mathematics, physics and thought.

The central claims are

(1) Category theory can be used to describe reality.

(2) Reality is relational. Relation is primary, matter is secondary.

(3) Category theory is self similar.

(4) Important large scale structures like the category of categories have mind like properties.

(5) Using metaphors of conversation allows one to internalize many of the processes at work in category theory more easily.

I also mention how several of the aforementioned concepts relate to ideas of the Buddhist scholar Nagarjuna about the relational nature of ultimate reality, and the ancient idea of Indra's necklace (see` Category Theory and the Ontology of Sunyata', linked below). I also mention how similarities between several ideas I mentioned, and some principles of Hermetic philosophy:

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I say again, most of the ideas expressed in the video are my own, and should not be taken too seriously. Some of my thinking has been colored by the philosophy of Alan Watts:

The Cosmic Network - Alan Watts
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And numerous conversations with my learned friend Jos Hoebe:
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