TOGA Meta-Theory - Real-World Computational Philosophy & Goal-oriented Reasoning Framework and computational unified problem-solving methodology

TOGA (since 1989 -1993) is the global systemic computational framework of a "theory for everything" (but not the

"Theory of everything") from the viewpoint of an intelligent entity/agent. It includes axiomatic, ontological and methodological

1) For software engineers, TOGA aims to provide the designer of complex engineering system, an intelligent-agent-based

conceptualization with a structured set of methods and rules to allow him to control top-down and goal-oriented conceptual modeling

process/activity. It enables to specify formally agent-based systems that can be implemented within an agent-based programming

platform. For such tasks, TOGA also provides a global identification and design methodological framework for human-computer

intelligence-based systems. Its level of meta-formalization, top-down and goal-oriented requirements enable together to cope with a

symbolic (not a sub-symbolic) design and to develop a general incremental intelligence ( an abstract or synthetic

intelligence).

2) For hard-sciences researchers, TOGA can provide a useful meta-conceptualization formal framework and "boundary conditions"

for theories/models building and validation. It enables a meta-formal cognitive reflection on the performed research tasks/activities in

the context of integrated scientific paradigms .

3) For soft-scientists and managers, TOGA can also be seen as one of possible visions/interpretations of humans activity in the

real world, as well as a methodology (a mental schemata) for the reinforcement/improvement/enhanced of individual and
organizational/group intelligence and their intelligence skill.

Specific application domains of TOGA are real-world/life cognitive decision-making problems related to the high-risk system

design and management, for example: human-computer systems design methodology, large scale emergency management,

organization's vulnerability, identification of human and abstract intelligent agent's essential properties and pathologies.

For example, different type of intelligences studied by several scientists (see Google search) can be seen in unique manner from the

TOGA perspective as the relation between non-conscious and conscious IPK of intelligent agents (see on this server).

4) For coaching, the TOGA application is focused on the meta-management of individual human problems in different contexts

(life coaching, organizational coaching, ...) characterized by the necessity of the real-world high-risk decisions. Here, the

TOGA expert may help to re-conceptualize the preferences of a "client", to order his/her knowledge, indicate valid information,

and, finally, may provide help for the revision of his/her desires, intentions for the definition of new realistic goals and actions.

The TOGA ontology and methodology enable to assess and put in evidence the influence of emotional components on the rational

reasoning of a "client".

Unsolved problems are causes of stress and may lead to the serious human errors. Here, the essential coaching aspect is

to indicate how clients may be self-conscious and may manage the management of their own problems.

The reference to and use of the four TOGA Paradigms (see below) is critical in this type of meta-coach.

Socio-cognitive Metaphysics : Remarks on the TOGA - Physics Relation (this paragraph added: 30 Sep.2008)

From the top scientific paradigms based viewpoint, the TOGA meta-theory also is an approach to the systemic socio-cognitive

metaphysics (for example, the mathematics used by physics is a metaphysics). It means, physics refers rigorously to the

In the case of the physics of emotions and reasoning, it is focused on the measurable properties of brains. In other words, it tends

to answer how and which bio-physical processes lead to/cause complex observable mental and, in consequence also human

From the TOGA perspective, the above approach to reasoning and emotions is only one way to understand and modeling

intelligence and semi-intelligence. According to TOGA, systemic socio-cognitive metaphysics is focused only on the observable

(also by introspection) functions of the human brain - in the cognitive and social relations - it means, on a mind, independently on

- Physics tends to explain how is the observable universe (What "really" exists? - With the "objective" scientific-technological point

- Systemic socio-cognitive metaphysics tends to comprehend what is possible and may be useful (in a large general sense of

this term) for an abstract intelligent agent/entity independently on its/his/her physical realization and external circumstances (How

an intelligent agent can reasoning? and Where are its limits - boundary conditions?).

The both approaches tend to manage "ignorance" (lack of knowledge & information) but TOGA does it in the goal-oriented conscious

Anyway, they have to base on mathematical formalizations and are valid only if their models enable a computer simulation.

From the top systemic metaphilosophical perspective, the TOGA computational philosophy is funded on the set of meta-

assumptions/meta- axioms leading to the plausible motivations and choices of the TOGA axioms. Using philosophical terminology,

TOGA is goal-oriented, therefore "objective reality are not taken into account" (Husserl).

ontological, epistemological and axiological (including ethics ). Its main reference-point is a subjective perspective of an intelligent

entity, i.e. it assumes that humans acts on the base of always limited available domain-knowledge, therefore every intelligent

agent/entity has his/her/its individual philosophy and it evolves according to their dynamics and different fusions into intelligent

In the above sense, the problem of the existence of the"absolute" reality does not exist in TOGA. We should recall that it is goal-

oriented, it means, it has to be useful, not "true", and goals are the attributes of only intelligent being/entity/agent.

fundamental philosophical triangle:
Ontology, Ethics and Epistemology, where:

After the "zoom" being done by Artificial Intelligence, we argue that the concepts: ontology, epistemology and ethics have to be
redefined (goal-oriented) according to new needs of the modern systemic science and technology. In this sense we are able

TOGA is neither philosophy nor metaphilosophy because, its subjective point of view does not need any axioms related to the

The science and every personal IPK are always open and limited systems. The personal IPK sets evolve according to general

utility criteria accepted arbitrarily by the individual preferences and meta-meta-..preferences of every intelligent entity.

Simplifying, unique philosophical axiom relates to the TOGA readers, it is the assumption that they exist, are intelligent entities,

have own preferences, are able to reason rationally and perceive structured information continuously.