• DocumentCode
    2244403
  • Title

    Scientific outlook from soft-computing standpoint

  • Author

    Niskanen, Vesa A.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Econ. & Manage., Helsinki Univ., Finland
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    25-29 July 2004
  • Firstpage
    1577
  • Abstract
    In this paper the principal problem areas in scientific outlook from soft-computing standpoint were discussed. The four principal problems are: (1) problem of existence and origin of beings that includes metaphysics, ontology and cosmology; (2) problem of knowledge that means epistemological approach and issues such as origin, grounds and certainty of our knowledge; (3) problem of reasoning that includes inference, logic and argumentation; and (4) problem of values that includes moral philosophy.
  • Keywords
    cosmology; evolution (biological); fuzzy logic; fuzzy set theory; inference mechanisms; epistemological approach; fuzzy set theory; knowledge problems; moral philosophy; origin of beings; reasoning problem; scientific outlook; soft-computing; value problems; Ethics; Fuzzy logic; Fuzzy reasoning; Fuzzy set theory; Fuzzy sets; Humans; Maintenance; Ontologies; Performance evaluation; Uncertainty;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Fuzzy Systems, 2004. Proceedings. 2004 IEEE International Conference on
  • ISSN
    1098-7584
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8353-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/FUZZY.2004.1375413
  • Filename
    1375413