# A Resolution-Based Proof Method for Temporal Logics of Knowledge and Belief

@inproceedings{Fisher1996ARP,
title={A Resolution-Based Proof Method for Temporal Logics of Knowledge and Belief},
author={Michael Fisher and Michael Wooldridge and Clare Dixon},
booktitle={FAPR},
year={1996}
}
• Published in FAPR 3 June 1996
• Philosophy, Computer Science
In this paper we define two logics, KLn and BLn, and present resolution-based proof methods for both. KLn is a temporal logic of knowledge. Thus, in addition to the usual connectives of linear discrete temporal logic, it contains a set of unary modal connectives for representing the knowledge possessed by agents. The logic BLn is somewhat similar: it is a temporal logic that contains connectives for representing the beliefs of agents. The proof methods we present for these logics involve two…
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