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We consider a quantifier-free language in which there are terms as well as formulas. The proposition-forming propositional operators are the usual ones, and the term-making term operators are the usual lattice theoretical ones. In addition there is a formula-making term operator, “does”. We study a new logic in which “does α” is claimed to approximate some features of the informal concept “the agent performs the action α”.
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Segerberg, K. A topological logic of action. Stud Logica 43, 415–419 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00370511
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00370511