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    Weskott — Carmelics
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    Weskott

    contemporaryAnalytic Philosophy

    Weskott is a contemporary philosopher working in the philosophy of mathematics and metaphysics, engaging critically with arguments for mathematical Platonism. Their work includes analysis of eliminative arguments for abstract objects, particularly targeting Jerrold Katz's case for Platonism about linguistic and mathematical entities.

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    Criticized Katz's argument by elimination as a failed justification for Platonism

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    Contributed to contemporary debates on the ontological status of abstract objects

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    Skepticism

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    Katz's argument by elimination for platonism fails

    Truth & Knowledge

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    Katz's argument by elimination for platonism fails

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