Rational agent-based understanding of the informal sector: A critical assessment

2017 ◽  
pp. 22-77
Keyword(s):  
Informal Sector ◽  
Critical Assessment ◽  
Rational Agent ◽  
Agent Based

scholarly journals Verdighet og selvbestemmelse – En aktørbasert forestilling om menneskeverdet

2019 ◽  
pp. 191-213
Author(s):  
Sven Arntzen
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Moral Philosophy ◽  
Assisted Suicide ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Rational Agent ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Absolute

Dignity, according to one conception, is the absolute, inherent and inalienable value of every person. There is general agreement that this idea of dignity has a source in Immanuel Kant’s moral philosophy. I argue that Kant formulates what I characterize as an agency or agent based conception of dignity. Persons are bearers of dignity in their capacity as moral subjects and subjects of action. Central here is the idea that a rational agent is the subject of “any end whatsoever” and so must be considered the free cause of actions. Accordingly, to be treated merely as a thing, or “as a means”, is to be treated in a manner incompatible with having and acting for the sake of any end of one’s choosing. Also relevant in this connection is Alan Gewirth’s agency based theories of dignity and of human rights. I then consider this conception of dignity in addressing three ethical issues: to let die or keep alive, assisted suicide, and so-called dwarf-tossing. Finally, I consider challenges to the idea of dignity in general and the agency based conception of dignity in particular.

scholarly journals Network Generation Model by Rational Agent based on Centrality

2006 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 122-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yutaka Matsuo ◽  
Kosuke Shinoda ◽  
Hideyuki Nakashima
Keyword(s):  
Rational Agent ◽  
Generation Model ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Network Generation

scholarly journals Rational Agent-Based Decision Algorithm for Strategic Converged Network Migration Planning

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sai Kireet Patri ◽  
Elena Grigoreva ◽  
Wolfgang Kellerer ◽  
Carmen Mas Machuca
Keyword(s):  
Rational Agent ◽  
Decision Algorithm ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Converged Network

A BELIEF-GOAL-ROLE THEORY FOR MULTIAGENT SYSTEMS

2001 ◽  
Vol 15 (03) ◽  
pp. 435-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
WALID CHAINBI ◽  
ABDELMAJID BEN-HAMADOU ◽  
MOHAMED JMAIEL
Keyword(s):  
Role Theory ◽  
Linear Time ◽  
Intelligent Agent ◽  
Rational Agent ◽  
Truth Conditions ◽  
Transition Systems ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Cooperative Action ◽  
First Order ◽  
Time Logic

Agent-oriented techniques represent a promising approach for engineering complex systems where interaction is probably the most important single characteristic. Accordingly, the recent years have witnessed the emergence of different approaches for the study of intelligent agent-based systems. One such architecture views the system as a rational agent having certain mental attitudes of Belief, Desire and Intention (BDI). This paper explores a particular type of rational agent, a Belief-Goal-Role agent. Unlike most previous work, our approach has been to characterize the mental state of the agents that leads them to take part in cooperative action. Hence, beliefs, goals and roles are relevant to our study of cooperation which have lead to the identification of communication concepts (beliefs and goals) and organization concepts (roles). The model is formalized by expressing it as a theory in a first-order, multi-modal, and linear-time logic. We use labeled transition systems to deal with the truth conditions of the formulae of our theory as well as with the behavioral semantics of our agents. We illustrate our work with the well-known prey/predator game.

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