trait Functor[F[_]] { def fmap[A,B](fun: A=>B, arg:F[A]): F[B] } object Functor{ implicit val ListFunctor: Functor[List] = new Functor[List] { def fmap[A, B](f: A => B, arg: List[A]):List[B] = arg map f } final class OOFunctor[F[_],A](arg:F[A])(implicit ftr: Functor[F]) { def fmap[B](fun: A=>B):F[B] = ftr.fmap(fun,arg) } //breaks if uncommented implicit def lifttoOO[F[_],A](arg:F[A])(implicit ftr: Functor[F]) = new OOFunctor[F,A](arg)(ftr) //works if uncommented //implicit def liftListtoOO[A](arg:List[A]):OOFunctor[List,A] = new OOFunctor[List,A](arg) } object GeneralLiftingDemo extends App { import Functor._ val l = List(1,2,3) val res = l fmap( 1+) // TODO: should not need explicit call to lifttoOO println("OO : " + res ) }