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Kant and the software crisis: Suggestions for the construction of human-centred software systems

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What can I know? What ought I to do? What may I hope? I. Kant, 1787

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In this article I deal with the question “How could we renew and enrich computer technology with Kant's help?”. By this I would like to invite computer scientists and engineers to initiate or intensify their cooperation with Kant experts.

What I am looking for is a better “method of definition” for software systems, particularly for the development of object-oriented and knowledge-based systems.

After a description of the “software crisis”, I deal first with the question why this crisis could not yet be overcome. A way out of this software crisis can be expected from systems which are adapted to the human faculty of thinking. I show which foundation is in my opinion necessary and sketch the principles according to which a “human-centred” method of definition for sych systems could be developed on that foundation with Kant's help.

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  1. Basel Institute of Technology, CIM-Zentrum Muttenz, Gründenstrasse 40, CM-4132, Muttenz, Switzerland

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Not the business crisis on the software market but a quality crisis.

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Bettoni, M.C. Kant and the software crisis: Suggestions for the construction of human-centred software systems. AI & Soc 9, 396–401 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01210590

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