Abstract

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.