Synopsis 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.

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卫生保健环境中的模糊逻辑：道德数学带来价值选择

内容提要本文旨在作为“道德数学”的一个例子，即从数学中选出的想法可以对社会行为产生积极影响。具体来说，它将模糊逻辑与医院工作人员及其他人员有时被迫做出的有关医疗保健的道德决策相结合（例如，卡特里娜飓风后发生的安乐死问题）。假定这样的决定涉及到高价值的选择，这些选择使他们倾向于“模糊”或“智能”协议。本文讨论了模糊逻辑的历史-它的含义，用法以及如何更好地将其用作在医疗保健环境中做出困难选择的支持基础。