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    Robert Worden — Carmelics
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    Robert Worden

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    Robert Worden is a contemporary British philosopher and cognitive scientist who has contributed to debates in the philosophy of mathematics, particularly regarding the status of mathematical platonism. He has critically examined arguments for platonism, including those advanced by Jerrold Katz.

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    Critically analyzed Katz's eliminative argument for mathematical platonism

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    Contributed to debates on the ontological status of mathematical objects

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    Published work bridging cognitive science and philosophy of mathematics

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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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