Fuzzy Logic in Health Care Settings: Moral Math for Value-Laden Choices

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

Voss, Sarah¹ 

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关键词: Segmentation;    Bio-cell Organelles;    Fluorescence Microscopy;    Ellipse Detection;   

DOI  :  10.5642/jhummath.201602.12

学科分类：数学（综合）

来源: Claremont Center for the Mathematical Sciences

【 摘 要 】

This essay is intended as an example of “moral math”, i.e., ideas culled from mathematics which can positively impact social behavior. Specifically, it combines fuzzy logic with the ethical decisions which hospital staff and others are sometimes forced to make about health care (e.g., euthanasia issues following Hurricane Katrina). The assumption is that such decisions involve value-laden choices which lend themselves to “fuzzy” or “smart” protocols. The article discusses the history of fuzzy logic – what it is, how it is used, and how it might be even better-used as a support basis for making difficult choices in the health care setting.

【 授权许可】

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