Nick, The capital F represents the functor (functional object) in Category Theory. The small f is a function. A functor serves as a relationship operation between categories. I think it might help if you looked at several examples of functors to see 1) what they do, and 2) how they are related to, but different than functions. Ken
_____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nicholas Thompson Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 12:03 AM To: friam Subject: [FRIAM] Rosen, functional entailments Roseneers, If anybody is still willing to help out in understanding chapter five, of LIFE ITSELF I have posted a queston at http://www.sfcomplex.org/mw/index.php?title=Talk:RosenNoodles#More_struggles _with_chapter_five Let me know, if you cant get in. One of you wrote me a kindly note asking after my mental health , given my obsessive pursuit of this quest. It's ok. I guess. Like all obsessives, I don't see that I have much choice: I cannot see how one could possibly understand a text so complex WITHOUT engaging in the sort of obsessive collaborative head-bashing that goes on in graduate seminars. And I cant see how I could have the gall to have opinions on Rosen, or on category theory, unless I understood the text. And I dont see any seminars on Rosen within easy reach. So..... onward! Thanks for the help given so far. Nick Nicholas S. Thompson Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Ethology, Clark University ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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