Around fuzziness. Some philosophical thoughts

Publication Type:

Conference Paper

Authors:

A.Sobrino; M.Pereira

Source:

2009 IFSA World Conference-2009 EUSFLAT Conference, Lisboa (Portugal), p.992-997 (2009)

ISBN:

978-989-95079-6-8

URL:

http://ifsa2009.ist.utl.pt/

Keywords:

fuzziness; fuzzy computation; fuzzy objects; philosophy of soft computing; vagueness; A.Sobrino; M.Pereira

Abstract:

Fuzzy logic has a considerable success in the area of
applications. However, this active growth in the implementation in
applied electronic devices has not always been accompanied by a
discussion about the theoretical grounds underlying those uses. This
paper deals with some theoretical aspects that seem convenient to
discuss for the purpose of clarifying the status of fuzzy logic, to get
into its true nature and to appoint its achievements and limits. In order
to carry out this goal, the paper is organized around three questions:
1) Fuzzy logic, is it a logic or a techno-logic?; 2) How fuzzy is
fuzzy computing?; 3) Are there fuzzy objects?