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Some thoughts on the future of category theory

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Lawvere, F.W. (1991). Some thoughts on the future of category theory. In: Carboni, A., Pedicchio, M.C., Rosolini, G. (eds) Category Theory. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1488. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0084208

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