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    Fodor and Crowther — Carmelics
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    Fodor and Crowther

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    Jerry Fodor (1935-2017) and Thomas Crowther are analytic philosophers known for their work on philosophy of mind, language, and metaphysics. Their collaborative critique targets platonist arguments in the philosophy of mathematics and linguistics, particularly Jerrold Katz's elimination-based defense of platonism.

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    Critiqued Katz's argument by elimination for platonism

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    Contributed to debates on the metaphysics of abstract objects

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    Advanced analytic approaches to philosophy of language and mind

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    Engaged with nominalist-platonist disputes in contemporary philosophy

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    Katz's argument by elimination for platonism fails

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    Katz's argument by elimination for platonism fails

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