Do cybernetics, system science and fuzzy sets share some epistemological problems. I. An analysis of cybernetics
The general thesis underlying the present paper is that there are very strong methodological relations among cybernetics, system science, artificial intelligence, fuzzy sets and many other related fields. Then, in order to understand better both the achievements and the weak points of all the previous disciplines, one should look for some common features for looking at them in this general frame. What will be done is to present a brief analysis of the primitive program of cybernetics, presenting it as a case study useful for developing the previous thesis. Among the discussed points are the problems of interdisciplinarity and of the unity of cybernetics. Some implications of this analysis for a new reading of general system theory and fuzzy sets are briefly outlined at the end of the paper. 3 references.
- OSTI ID:
- 5257431
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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