Re:Ask HN: What OR Are there some multiple perspective books...
by eindiran on Monday July 27, 2020 @04:05PM
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If you have a CS background and are looking to dig in to category theory a bit more, I would recommend checking out Benjamin Pierce's Basic Category Theory for Computer Scientists. It's a nice, concise introduction to the topic that examines a few very interesting applications to CS.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1810837.Basic_Category_T...
I can't speak to its contents per se, because there isn't a preview yet, but I can speak to the quality of exposition in the lead author's math blog. [2]
I haven't ever dug too much into category theory for its own sake (usually just one-off chapters or appendices that get included in books on other topics), but my understanding is that it unites a lot of mathematical topics. As such, this book might be of more interest to you than, say, a classical point-set topology text, given your desire to uncover connections. That being said, there may be other category-theory-flavored books on other more strictly algebraic topics that would suit your fancy more.
[1] https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/topology
[2] https://www.math3ma.com/