Cognitive science meets multi-agent systems: a prolegomenon

Author: Sun R.

Source: Philosophical Psychology, Volume 14, Number 1, 1 March 2001 , pp. 5-28(24)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

In the current research on multi-agent systems (MAS), many theoretical issues related to sociocultural processes have been touched upon. These issues are in fact intellectually profound and should prove to be significant for MAS. Moreover, these issues should have equally significant impact on cognitive science, if we ever try to understand cognition in the broad context of sociocultural environments in which cognitive agents exist. Furthermore, cognitive models as studied in cognitive science can help us in a substantial way to better probe multi-agent issues, by taking into account essential characteristics of cognitive agents and their various capacities. In this paper, we systematically examine the interplay among social sciences, MAS, and cognitive science. We try to justify an integrated approach for MAS which incorporates different perspectives. We show how a new cognitive model, CLARION, can embody such an integrated approach through a combination of autonomous learning and assimilation.

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: CECS Department, University of Missouri, Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211, USA

Publication date: 2001-03-01

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