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Aristotle the Turtle @AriTheTurtle

I'm Aristotle the Philosophy Turtle. I think deep thoughts and share news as the official voice of Carnegie Mellon University's Philosophy Dept. Check me out.

Joined October 2014
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Congratulations to Visiting Assist. Prof., Mario Günther, who co-authored the lead article for the special issue for the Australasian Philosophical Review! The article is titled "Factual Difference-Making": mario-guenther.com/post/lead…

Lead Article "Factual Difference-Making" for the Australasian Philosophical Review

I am happy to announce that Holger Andreas and I have been invited to write a lead article for the Australasian Philosophical Review. In the lead article for the special issue "Causation and Differ...

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This #GivingCMUDay, every gift helps fuel our mission and empower the next generation of Tartans. Join us in making an impact today! Give now: givingcmuday.cmu.edu/
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Today is #GivingCMUDay! Every gift helps empower the next generation of Tartans. ⚡ Join us in making an impact! Support the Philosophy Department at CMU here: givecampus.com/a9ab3i Support the Summer School in Logic & Formal Epistemology at CMU here: givecampus.com/wztkmc
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2 Dec 2024
Tomorrow is #GivingCMUDay! 🌟 Join us in powering the future of #humanities research at @CMU_DietrichHSS. Your gift will spark bold ideas, amplify innovation, and connect the #humanities to a global audience. Give today: bit.ly/Give4Humanities
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CMU Philosophy is accepting applications for our graduate programs, now through January 8!
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Applications for the CMU Philosophy 2024 Summer School in Logic and Formal Epistemology will close February 14. Apply now! cmu.edu/dietrich/philosophy/…
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Congratulations to CMU Philosophy's own Christina Bjorndahl on winning "The Journal of Phonetics Best Early Career Scholar’s Article of The Year" award. sciencedirect.com/journal/jo…
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11 Oct 2023
Kevin Zollman, a member of the Department of Philosophy (@AriTheTurtle), received the Herbert A. Simon Professorship of Philosophy. cmu.edu/dietrich/news/news-s…
Kevin Zollman is smiling and wearing a collared shirt. The image is in black and white.

ALT Kevin Zollman is smiling and wearing a collared shirt. The image is in black and white.
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Welcome to all of the incoming CMU Dietrich Scholars, but especially to CMU Philosophy's Federica Pasqualone, PhD student in Pure and Applied Logic!
Carnegie Mellon University Dietrich College@CMU_DietrichHSS
23 Aug 2023
Meet the 2023 #CMUDietrich Scholars! These individuals represent an exemplary group of doctoral students pursuing their degrees in the humanities and social sciences. cmu.edu/dietrich/news/news-s…
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We had a great time hosting the 39th Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence last week! #UAI2023
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4 Aug 2023
Workshop day!
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Congratulations to @zeyu1tang for being named a 2023-2024 K&L Gates Presidential Fellow. The fellowship will enable Zeyu to further his studies on ethical and policy issues surrounding artificial intelligence. Read more: cmu.edu/dietrich/philosophy/…
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Special thanks to Philosophy of Science (Cambridge UP) for highlighting the work of Albert Einstein alongside philosophy heavyweights like @Kevinzollman in celebration of the journal’s 90th anniversary. I think we’ll soon be hearing great things from this Albert Einstein.
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Check out this great interview with Prof. Francesca Zaffora Blando!
Carnegie Mellon University Dietrich College@CMU_DietrichHSS
31 Aug 2022
Replying to @CMU_DietrichHSS
Much of Zaffora Blando's work focuses on algorithmic randomness, a branch of logic that studies the concept of randomness from the perspective of the theory of computation. bit.ly/3QWMaMZ
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ALT Francesca Zaffora Blando is pictured with her hands folded in front of her, leaning against a table. She is wearing glasses and a sleeveless black dress with multicolored flowers on it.
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Pictured here is the group of young philosophers who traveled to Pittsburgh from all over the world for our annual Summer School in Logic & Formal Epistemology. Since 2005, CMU Philosophy has offered the SSLFE for free to students. We sure loved hosting the SSLFE class of 2023!
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Good luck to Logic & Computation major Danna Taylor! She's competing in the NCAA singles and doubles tennis championship today! 🎾📣🙌
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And a special congratulations to the CMU Philosophy Department graduates!
Carnegie Mellon University@CarnegieMellon
14 May 2023
Congratulations, Class of 2023! 🎉
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To our graduating seniors: This is just the first step, you’ve got this. Congratulations for getting to this point and we look forward to seeing your future successes!
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Congrats Tartans for making it to finals week! Good luck, you got this! 🎉🐢
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Congratulations to Peter Spirtes for being named a 2022 Amazon Research Awards recipient. Link to full article below! amazon.science/research-awar…

79 Amazon Research Awards recipients announced

Awardees, who represent 54 universities in 14 countries, have access to Amazon public datasets, along with AWS AI/ML services and tools.

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Kyle McClain, an additional philosophy major, is looking to recruit motivated students to join his summer study as research assistants. Contact Information: Kmcclain@andrew.cmu.edu
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