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Contractualist Argumentation Framework for Moral Decision-Making

other · 2026-08-04

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.

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  • 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.

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