LAWS OF THOUGHT AND FUZZY LOGIC: DELINEATING PRECISION AND IMPRECISION IN MORAL REASONING

Anacletus, I. Ogbunkwu (2020) LAWS OF THOUGHT AND FUZZY LOGIC: DELINEATING PRECISION AND IMPRECISION IN MORAL REASONING. West African Journal of Philosophical Studies (WAJOPS), 21. pp. 1-12.

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Abstract

The aim of this paper is an investigation into the ethical implications of fuzzy logic and laws of thought in moral reasoning. In order to address the aim as stated, expository and analytical methods of research are employed to understand the ethical implications of imprecision and precision of fuzzy logic and laws of thought respectively in moral reasoning/judgment. By expository method, this paper explores the logical definitions and scope of fuzzy logic, laws of thought and moral reasoning. By analytical method, this paper makes a critical appraisal of ethical implications of laws of thought and fuzzy logic to determine their limits of precision and imprecision in moral reasoning/judgment. Fuzzy logic is a multi-valued logic which describes the possibility of many truth values beyond just two-valued logic of yes or/and no. The laws of thought refer to principles guiding valid thought process or justification for valid inference and which all valid deduction is reducible. The implication of fuzzy logic in moral reasoning is the attack on precision or exactness hence creating leeway for relativism and other moral dangers while the laws of thought pursue exactness in moral definitions leading to order in the civil society. In conclusion, moral reasoning ought to align with laws of thought in judgment in order to preserve morality and societal order while avoiding the dangers of imprecision and ambiguity in moral definitions capable of causing disorder and chaos in the civil society.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BC Logic
Divisions: Faculty of Arts > Faculty of Law > Faculty of Management and Social Sciences > Faculty of Education
Depositing User: mrs chioma hannah
Date Deposited: 17 Sep 2025 19:49
Last Modified: 17 Sep 2025 19:49
URI: http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/5531

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