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We come now to the problem of devising a “tense logic” — that is, a set of rules governing the mutual logical interrelationships of the tense operators as defined within the framework of a (R/U)-calculus. Let us begin here with the question of an irreducibly basic or minimal tense logic; “minimal” in the sense of involving no assumptions whatsoever regarding the nature of the U-relation. This last condition is imposed to assure “minimality” in the sense of topological neutrality — i. e., the lack of any specific assumptions about the structure of time.
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Rescher, N., Urquhart, A. (1971). The System K t of Minimal Tense Logic. In: Temporal Logic. LEP Library of Exact Philosophy, vol 3. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-7664-1_6
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