The epistemological foundations of artificial agents

Minds and Machines

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 339-365

  Lacey, N J ^a   Lee, M H ^b  

^a University of Arkansas   (United States)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agent knowledge representation; Relations between philosophy and artificial intelligence

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; SOFTWARE AGENTS;

ARTIFICIAL AGENTS; EPISTEMOLOGY;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE;

EID: 0037586441     PISSN: 09246495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024184719323     Document Type: Article

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