TitleArgumentation Machines [electronic resource] : New Frontiers in Argument and Computation / edited by Chris Reed, Timothy J. Norman
ImprintDordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2004
Connect tohttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0431-1
Descript XXV, 240 p. online resource

SUMMARY

In the late 1990s, AI witnessed an increasing use of the term 'argumentation' within its bounds: in natural language processing, in user interface design, in logic programming and nonmonotonic reasoning, in Al's interface with the legal community, and in the newly emerging field of multi-agent systems. It seemed to me that many of these uses of argumentation were inspired by (ofยญ ten inspired) guesswork, and that a great majority of the AI community were unaware that there was a maturing, rich field of research in Argumentation Theory (and Critical Thinking and Informal Logic) that had been steadily reยญ building a scholarly approach to the area over the previous twenty years or so. Argumentation Theory, on its side; was developing theories and approaches that many in the field felt could have a role more widely in research and sociยญ ety, but were for the most part unaware that AI was one of the best candidates for such application


CONTENT

1 A Roadmap of Research in Argument and Computation -- 2 Argument and Multi-Agent Systems -- 3 Decision Support for Practical Reasoning -- 4 Computational Models, Argumentation Theories and Legal Practice -- 5 The Persuasion Machine -- 6 Computational models of rhetorical argument -- Author Index -- Topic Index


SUBJECT

  1. Popular works
  2. Logic
  3. Artificial intelligence
  4. Computational linguistics
  5. Computer science
  6. Popular Science
  7. Popular Computer Science
  8. Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics)
  9. Logic
  10. Computational Linguistics