Computationally Grounded Theories of Agency

In this paper, I motivate, define, and illustrate the notion of computationally grounded theories of agency. A theory of agency is said to be computationally grounded if we can give the theory an interpretation in terms of some concrete computational model. This requirement is essential if we are to claim that the theories we develop can be understood as expressing properties of real multiagent systems. After introducing and formally defining the concept of a computationally grounded theory of agency, I illustrate the idea with reference to

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2000
• Where: ICMAS
• Authors: Michael Wooldridge
• Keywords: Concrete Computational Model, ICMAS 2000, Intelligent Agents, Real Multiagent Systems, Theory