Expert Systems and their Role in Computational Sociology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2331775 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Edward E Brent (University of Missouri-Columbia / Idea Works, Inc.), Edward Brent (University of Missouri, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 31-59 |
| Publication date | 1996-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Methods & Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0049-1241 • E-ISSN: 1552-8294 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0049124196025001002 |
| OpenAlex | W2020620688 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 19 |
This article examines in detail some of the principal strategies used by expert systems to represent and reason about knowledge. It identifies strengths and weaknesses of these different strategies, with particular reference to sociological knowledge as illustrated by the work of Erving Goffman. The article ends with a summary of the current status of expert systems in sociology and prospects for using expert systems to help create a systematic framework for computational sociology
Epistemology · Expert system · Industrial sociology · Knowledge management · Management science · Principal (computer security) · Social science · Sociology · Sociology of knowledge · Strengths and weaknesses · Work (physics) · Artificial Intelligence · Computational and Text Analysis Methods · Computer Science · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences
Adaptation in Natural and Artificial Systems
Fuzzy sets
Artificial Social Intelligence
Erving
A Rationalist Methodology for the Social Sciences
Institutions as production systems
Modeling event structures
The nature of the social agent
What is Wrong with Social Theory
Knowledge-based systems
Formalizing the Social Expert's Knowledge
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |