Contractualist Argumentation Framework for Moral Decision-Making
A new formal framework for moral decision-making in autonomous agents has been proposed, grounded in Scanlon's contractualism and using ASPIC+ structured argumentation. The framework, called Contractualist Argumentation Framework, models how agents' values determine morally relevant reasons, which are then compared and evaluated through argumentation semantics. The approach is illustrated with a domestic setting example and discussed in relation to existing value-based argumentation methods. The paper is available on arXiv under the identifier 2608.01937, submitted to the Computer Science > Artificial Intelligence category.
Key facts
- The framework is grounded in Scanlon's contractualism.
- It uses ASPIC+ structured argumentation extended with value-based filtering.
- The framework models how each agent's values determine morally relevant reasons.
- Reasons are formally represented, compared, and evaluated through argumentation semantics.
- A worked example in a domestic setting illustrates the approach.
- The paper discusses its relation to existing value-based argumentation approaches.
- The paper is available on arXiv with identifier 2608.01937.
- The paper is categorized under Computer Science > Artificial Intelligence.
Entities
Institutions
- arXiv