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Foundations Of Fuzzy Sets, Lawrence Stout, Ulrich Höhle
Foundations Of Fuzzy Sets, Lawrence Stout, Ulrich Höhle
Lawrence N. Stout
This paper gives an overview of the origins of fuzzy set theory and the problems for the foundations of fuzzy sets arising from those origins and current practice. It then gives detailed accounts of categorical approaches using a closed structure to capture the fuzzy AND connective. Within these categories weak forms of subobject representations provide an internal second order logic. An approach to fuzzy real numbers and fuzzy topology is included to illustrate the use of this internal; second order theory.
A Survey Of Fuzzy Set And Topos Theory, Lawrence Stout
A Survey Of Fuzzy Set And Topos Theory, Lawrence Stout
Lawrence N. Stout
This paper is a comparison and contrast of approaches to many-valued mathematics offered by Fuzzy Set theory and topos theory. It gives a survey of the categorical foundations of Fuzzy Set theory and related topoi. Topoi are not a basis for Fuzzy Set theory but they do suggest appropriate directions to go and questions to ask for a synthesis which does provide a foundation. One possible structure which has a topos-like internal logic and the, rich variety of logical connectives used in fuzzy sets is included.