A (Basis for a) Philosophy of a Theory of Fuzzy Computation

Apostolos Syropoulos

doi:10.2478/kjps-2018-0009

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A (Basis for a) Philosophy of a Theory of Fuzzy Computation

Kairos. Journal of Philosophy & Science

Volume 20 (2018): Issue 1 (June 2018)

By: Apostolos Syropoulos

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Abstract

Vagueness is a linguistic phenomenon as well as a property of physical objects. Fuzzy set theory is a mathematical model of vagueness that has been used to define vague models of computation. The prominent model of vague computation is the fuzzy Turing machine. This conceptual computing device gives an idea of what computing under vagueness means, nevertheless, it is not the most natural model. Based on the properties of this and other models of vague computing, an attempt is made to formulate a basis for a philosophy of a theory of fuzzy computation.

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