Description

This course offers a philosophically grounded introduction to category theory. Originating in 1945 as an alternative to set-theoretic foundations, it redefines mathematical objects through relationships rather than internal structure. Participants will engage with key concepts—category, functor, natural transformation—and explore their implications for structuralism, identity, and difference. Bridging abstract mathematics and philosophy, the course promotes interdisciplinary dialogue on structure, logic, and abstraction in the humanities;