Adaptive Rule from the Philosophy of Science Viewpoint

Abstract

Adaptive rule is a proposed development model of the association rule that answers the weaknesses of previous research and takes an inventory of current needs. In the adaptive rule the minimum support value is determined automatically by the system. In addition, it can generate rules that come from several different databases and rank the rules based on the specified criteria. In order not to become trapped into pseudo-science, this adaptive rule needs to be studied from the philosophy of science. According to the philosophy of science, science must fulfill three aspects, namely ontology, epistemology, and axiology. This paper contains a study conducted on the Adaptive rule starting from determining the side of ontology, epistemology, and axiology in accordance with the theory of the Philosophy of Science. In addition, the position of the adaptive rule on the scientific revolutions proposed by Thomas Kuhn was also analyzed to find out the position and opportunities in the future. If it is related to Thomas Kuhn's scientific revolutions theory, the Adaptive rule is currently in a crisis phase. To ensure that the adaptive rule is not pseudo-science, it is also reviewed the deductive testing phase proposed by Karl Popper. From the discussion and analysis carried out, it can be concluded that adaptive rules are not included in pseudo-science.