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On the epistemic foundations of agent theories

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Intelligent Agents IV Agent Theories, Architectures, and Languages (ATAL 1997)

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Abstract

We argue that existing epistemic logics are not able to account for resource-bounded reasoning and therefore cannot serve the needs of agent theories adequately. We propose a new approach to reasoning about resource-bounded agents which combines epistemic logic with complexity analysis.

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  1. Institute of Informatics, University of Leipzig, Augustusplatz 10-11, D-04009, Leipzig, Germany

    Ho Ngoc Duc

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Munindar P. Singh Anand Rao Michael J. Wooldridge

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Duc, H.N. (1998). On the epistemic foundations of agent theories. In: Singh, M.P., Rao, A., Wooldridge, M.J. (eds) Intelligent Agents IV Agent Theories, Architectures, and Languages. ATAL 1997. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1365. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0026765

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