Table of contents : Cover Half Title Title Copyright Contents Preface Acknowledgements Part I Setting the Scene Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Intelligent Agents Part II Intelligent Autonomous Agents Chapter 3 Deductive Reasoning Agents Chapter 4 Practical Reasoning Agents Chapter 5 Reactive and Hybrid Agents Part III Communication and Cooperation Chapter 6 Understanding Each Other Chapter 7 Communicating Chapter 8 Working Together Chapter 9 Methodologies Chapter 10 Applications Part IV Multiagent Decision Making Chapter 11 Multiagent Interactions Chapter 12 Making Group Decisions Chapter 13 Forming Coalitions Chapter 14 Allocating Scarce Resources Chapter 15 Bargaining Chapter 16 Arguing Chapter 17 Logical Foundations Back Matter Appendix A A History Lesson Appendix B Afterword Glossary of Key Terms References Index