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A Logical Analysis of Mental Health… M. Najafi & H. Vakili (103
Not only is there no such a anger may increase or decrease
turning point distinguishing so the associated mental mode
between health and illness but could have different grades.
also David’s mental situation According to fuzzy logic,
is a combination of health and one’s mind stands in a
illness. Fuzzy logic holds that position that is a combination
there should be grades of of illness and health.
membership of a property We defined mental illness
rather than 0, 1. as a lack of normal function
If complete health is 1 and and irritating modes. Thinking
complete illness is 0, suppose in a fuzzy way, normality and
that there are some situations irritation should be also
in which complete health or considered as fuzzy properties.
illness is acquired, one’s Therefore, the concept
mental health should be defined by normality and
determined by a number in irritation namely, illness has
the interval [0, 1]. different grades. The more
For instance, he is abnormality and irritation are
simultaneously 0.7 ill and 0.3 seen in one’s mind, the more
healthy. As we argued in the he/she is mentally ill.
first part, the mind is not The grades of illness are to
material and hence its modes be determined by grades of
are not divisible. However, it abnormality and irritation.
is plausible to correspond to He/She possesses some grade
mental modes with different of membership in an ill set
grades. It is obvious that a which is illustrated by a
mental mode, for example, number.
