讲座题目：Categorization and deliberation

讲座内容简介：

In this talk I will explore the role of the epistemic stances of different agents (decision-makers) played in the decision-making processes. Epistemic stances can be modelled as interrogative agendas, a notion introduced in epistemology and formal philosophy indicating the set of questions individual agents (or groups of agents) are interested in, or what they consider relevant for deciding, relative to a certain circumstance (independently of whether they utter the questions explicitly). Interrogative agendas might differ for the same agent in different moments or in different contexts. Deliberation and negotiation processes can be understood in terms of whether and how decision-makers/negotiators succeed in modifying their own interrogative agendas or those of their counterparts, and the outcomes of these processes can be described in terms of the “common ground” agenda reached.

个人简介：

Apostolos Tzimoulis is an assistant professor at the Department of Ethics, Governance and Society, School of Business and Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. His research focuses on formal models and theories for understanding multi-agent interaction and social behaviour.