Awards Grants Honors
CategoryLSE Announces “Amartya Sen Chair in Inequality Studies”
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has created a new academic position in honor of philosopher and economist Amartya Sen who was a professor there from 1971-82. (more…)
Philosopher Finnur Dellsén Wins Nils Klim Prize
Finnur Dellsén, associate professor of philosophy at the University of Iceland and part-time associate professor at the Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, is the 2019 winner of the Nils Klim Prize. (more…)
Bring a Distinguished Philosopher to Your Campus
The Phi Beta Kappa Society, an academic organization that recognizes academic achievement and promotes education, runs a program by which undergraduates at different institutions across the United States can “spend time with some of America’s most distinguished scholars.” (more…)
$1.3 Million Grant for Philosophy of Religion in North America, Latin America, UK
Luis Oliveira, assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Houston, has received $1.3 million to lead an international project on the epistemology of religion. (more…)
$1.2 Million for Free Will Project in Colombia
Santiago Amaya (Universidad de los Andes) and Manuel Vargas (University of California, San Diego) have won a $1.2 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation for their project, “Free Will, Agency, and Responsibility.”
PROSE Award Winners in the Philosophy Category (Updated)
The American Association of Publishers (AAP) bestows awards on publishers for books that “demonstrate exceptional scholarship and have made make a significant contribution to a field of study.” Known as the PROSE Awards, they are given for books in various disciplinary categories, including philosophy. (more…)
Philosophers Win $1.1 Million in Grants to Study Epistemology of Religion
Professor Jon McGinnis and Assistant Professor Billy Dunaway, philosophers at the University of Missouri – St. Louis, have received substantial funding for a project that brings together Medieval Islamic philosophy and contemporary epistemology of religion. (more…)
Nussbaum Uses Berggruen Winnings to Fund Discussions on Challenging Issues
Martha Nussbaum, Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Philosophy and Law at the University of Chicago, is using some of her Berggruen Prize winnings to fund a series of roundtable discussions at her school on controversial and challenging issues. (more…)
British Journal for the History of Philosophy Awards Best Article Prize
The British Journal for the History of Philosophy has awarded the 2018 Rogers Prize—its annual prize for the best article it publishes—to Michael Gill (University of Arizona) for his “Shaftesbury on life as a work of art” (Vol. 26, no. 6). (more…)
2018 Journal of the History of Philosophy Best Article Prize Awarded
APA Awards 2018 Essay Prize in Latin American Thought
Julio Covarrubias, a doctoral student in philosophy at the University of Washington, is the winner of the 2018 Essay Prize in Latin American Thought, awarded by the American Philosophical Association (APA). (more…)
Multi-Million Dollar Funding for Philosopher-Led Project on Machine Intelligence
Seth Lazar, associate professor of philosophy at Australian National University (ANU), is leading an interdisciplinary project on machine intelligence that just received a funding commitment from its university of AUD$1.65 million (US$1.17 million) per year for up to five years. (more…)
2018 Philosophy Op-Ed Contest Winners Announced
The American Philosophical Association (APA) has announced the winners of its 2018 Public Philosophy Op-Ed Contest. (more…)
$1.16 Million Awarded to Study Wittgensteinian Approach to Math
The Research Council of Norway has awarded a grant of 10 million kroners (approximately $1.16 million) to Sorin Bangu and Kevin Cahill, professors of philosophy at the University of Bergen, to support their four-year project, “Mathematics with a Human Face: Set Theory within a Naturalized Wittgensteinean Framework.” (more…)
Lopes Wins APA’s Quinn Prize
The American Philosophical Association (APA) has named Dominic McIver Lopes, professor of philosophy at the University of British Columbia, as the winner of its 2018 Philip L. Quinn Prize. (more…)
Philosophy Projects Win Funding from the NEH
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has announced the recipients of its 2018 round of grants. (more…)
Francesco Guala Wins APA’s Philosophy of Social Science Award
The American Philosophical Association (APA) has given its 2018 Joseph B. Gittler Award to Francesco Guala, professor of philosophy at the University of Milan, for his book, Understanding Institutions: The Science and Philosophy of Living Together. (more…)
The “Information is Beautiful” Awards and Philosophy
The Kantar Information is Beautiful Awards aim to recognize “excellence and beauty in data visualizations, infographics, interactives & information art” in various categories. (more…)
Journal of the History of Philosophy Book Prize Winner Announced
The Journal of the History of Philosophy has announced the winner of it 2018 book prize, which is awarded for the best book written in history of philosophy in 2017. (more…)
Harrell Wins 2018 Prize for Excellence in Philosophy Teaching
The 2018 Prize for Excellence in Philosophy Teaching, sponsored jointly by the American Philosophical Association (APA), the American Association of Philosophy Teachers (AAPT), and the Teaching Philosophy Association*, has been awarded to Maralee Harrell, Teaching Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in Philosophy at Carnegie Mellon University. (more…)..
Philosophers Win ARC Discovery Projects Grants
A number of philosophers have been named recipients of large grants in the latest round of Discovery Projects funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC). (more…)
Philosophers Win Large ERC Consolidator Grants (updated)
The European Research Council (ERC) has announced the winners of its sizable “Consolidator Grants”, and several philosophers are among them. (more…)
Prestigious New Zealand Fellowship Goes to a Philosopher for the First Time
The Royal Society of New Zealand has awarded one of its prestigious Rutherford Discovery Fellowships to a philosopher for the first time since the program’s inception. (more…)
$1.5 Million Grant for Ethics of Neurotechnology Project
Philosophers at the Univeristy of Washington have won a $1.5 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a project on neurotechnology, human agency, and ethics. (more…)
Winners of APA Grants Announced
The American Philosophical Association (APA) has announced the recipients of its latest round of grants offered by its Small Grant Program and Diversity and Inclusiveness Grant Program. (more…)
2018 Sanders Philosophy of Mind Prize Winner
Jonathan Simon, postdoctoral associate in the Department of Philosophy at New York University (NYU) and a research fellow at the school’s Center for Mind, Brain, and Consciousness, is the winner of the 2018 Sanders Prize in Philosophy of Mind. (more…)
Grey Wins Sanders Prize in Early Modern Philosophy
John Grey, a philosopher at Michigan State University, is the winner of the 2018 Sanders Prize in the History of Early Modern Philosophy. (more…)
National Book Award for Alain Locke Biography
The 2018 National Book Award for Nonfiction has been awarded to Jeffrey C. Stewart of the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), for his book, The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke (Oxford University Press).