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by myWindoonn 1734 days ago
We should teach the bulk of Lawvere theories only once. Students should get to know groups and rings as two flavors of a similar construction, and also be introduced to the mysterious fact that some objects, like fields, don't fit into the Lawvere-theory paradigm.
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I vouched for this comment not because I fully agree, but because I like how provocative it is.