A dialogue game protocol for multi-agent argument over proposals for action

Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 153-171

  Atkinson, Katie ^a   Bench Capon, Trevor ^a   McBurney, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Argumentation; BDI agents; Practical reasoning; Protocols

Indexed keywords

EID: 24144445452     PISSN: 13872532     EISSN: 15737454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10458-005-1166-x     Document Type: Article

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