As a follow-up to the heated discussion in the mid 90s on how to define agents, we have done a study of how the concept is actually used today. All full papers published in a recent proceedings of the largest agent conference have been classified according to a number of agent properties. These properties have been derived from agent definitions found in well-known text books and publications. ...

51.B. Sixth Edition, 1897. H. K. Lewis : London, pp. 608, large post 8vo. 10s. 6tf. This well known text-book lias achieved such a secure position that little criticism is necessary in noting its sixth edition. It is now printed on thinner paper than formerly with the result that the matter in it has increased, while the bulk has not. A. few of the illustrations have also been omitted, and the ...