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CategoryBritish Journal for the History of Philosophy Announces Prize Winners
The British Journal for the History of Philosophy (BJHP) has announced the winners of three of its prizes. (more…)
Three Philosophers Named Guggenheim Fellows
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has announced its 2022 class of fellows, including three philosophers. (more…)
Public Philosophy Project Wins DFG Communicator Award
The German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, or DFG) has named “denXte,” a public philosophy project led by Markus Schrenk (Düsseldorf), the winner of its 2022 Communicator Award. (more…)
Guerrero & Lafont Win 2022 Lebowitz Prize
Philosophers Alexander Guerrero (Rutgers) and Cristina Lafont (Northwestern) are the winners of the 2022 Dr. Martin R. Lebowitz and Eve Lewellis Lebowitz Prize for Philosophical Achievement and Contribution. (more…)
Korsgaard to Receive 2023 Rescher Medal
Christine M. Korsgaard, the Arthur Kingsley Porter Research Professor of Philosophy at Harvard University, has been named the winner of the 2023 Nicholas Rescher Medal for Contributions to Systematic Philosophy. (more…)
Chen Wins 2021 Popper Prize
Eddy Keming Chen, assistant professor of philosophy at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), is the winner of the British Journal for the Philosophy of Science‘s 2021 Popper Prize. (more…)
Kaplan Wins 2022 Rolf Schock Prize in Logic and Philosophy
David Kaplan, the Hans Reichenbach Professor of Scientific Philosophy at the University of California, Los Angeles, has been named the winner of the 2022 Rolf Schock Prize in Logic and Philosophy. (more…)
Philosopher Wins $300K Grant For “Good Life” Project With Bronx Teens
Stephen R. Grimm, professor of philosophy at Fordham University, has been awarded a $300,000 grant to support a summer program in philosophy for high school students in the Bronx. (more…)
Papazian and Peritia Essay Prizes Awarded
The International Journal of Philosophical Studies and the University College Dublin Centre for Ethics in Public Life have announced the winners of the Robert Papazian and Peritia prizes. (more…)
Walker Wins Journal of the History of Philosophy 2021 Best Article Prize
The editorial team of the Journal of the History of Philosophy (JHP) has announced that the winner of its 2021 Best Article Prize is Matthew D. Walker (Yale-NUS). (more…)
Buchak Wins Inaugural Plantinga Prize
The American Philosophical Association (APA) has announced that Lara Buchak (Princeton University) is the winner of its inaugural Alvin Plantinga Prize. (more…)
€2.3 Million Grant for Work on Philosophical Responses to Newton
Three philosophers have been awarded a €2,349,000 grant for their project, “Responses to Newton’s Mathematical-Experimental Paradigm in 18th-Century Philosophy.” (more…)
Winners of the APA’s 2021 Public Philosophy Op-Ed Contest
The American Philosophical Association (APA) has announced the winners of its 2021 Public Philosophy Op-Ed Contest. (more…)
Appiah Named Next President of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
Kwame Anthony Appiah, professor of philosophy and law at New York University, has been elected president of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. (more…)
Mintz-Woo Wins 2021 Light Award
The International Society for Environmental Ethics (ISEE) has awarded its 2021 Andrew Light Award for Public Philosophy to Kian Mintz-Woo, permanent lecturer at University College Cork. (more…)
Philosophers Among ERC Starting Grant Winners
The European Research Council (ERC) has announced the winners of its recent round of “Starting Grants,” and several philosophers are among them. (more…)
Philosophers Among NEH Grant Winners
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has announced the winners of its latest round of grants, and several philosophers are among the winners. (more…)
Hoek Wins 2021 Isaac Levi Prize
The Journal of Philosophy has announced that Daniel Hoek, assistant professor of philosophy at Virginia Tech, is the winner of its 2021 Isaac Levi Prize . (more…)
Fraser Wins Sanders Epistemology Prize
The Marc Sanders Foundation has announced that the winner of its 2021 Epistemology Prize is Rachel Fraser, associate professor of philosophy at the University of Oxford. (more…)
Ng Wins Journal of the History of Philosophy Book Prize
The Journal of the History of Philosophy has announced that the winner of its 2021 Book Prize is Karen Ng, associate professor of philosophy at Vanderbilt University. (more…)
10 Initiatives Win APA Grants
The American Philosophical Association (APA) has announced the winners of its Diversity and Inclusiveness Grants and Small Grants. (more…)
Simons Wins 2021 Distinguished Woman Philosopher Award
Margaret “Peg” Simons, Professor Emerita at the University of Illinois at Edwardsville, is the winner of the 2021 Distinguished Woman Philosopher Award. (more…)
APA Issues Several Prizes
The American Philosophical Association (APA) has announced the winners of several of its prizes. (more…)
$3 Million Grant for Interdisciplinary Project on Time & Quantum Biology
An interdisciplinary team of scientists and philosophers has won a $3 million grant to support a project on time and quantum biology called “Life on the Edge.” (more…)
Philosopher Wins Over €1 Million Grant for Project on Mathematical Knowledge
Silvia De Toffoli, currently a postdoctoral fellow in philosophy at Princeton University, has won a Wallenberg Academy Fellowship, which comes with funding of over 1 million euros over the next five years. (more…)
Multi-Million Euro Award for Philosopher of Artificial Intelligence
Vincent C. Müller, currently professor of philosophy and ethics of technology at the Technical University of Eindhoven, was awarded an Alexander von Humboldt Professorship to support his work on the philosophy of artificial intelligence. (more…)
Qiu Lin Wins 2021 Aristotle Prize
The Metaphysical Society of America (MSA) has awarded its 2021 Aristotle Prize to Qiu Lin, philosophy Ph.D candidate at Duke University. The theme of this year’s prize is Metaphysical Traditions in Dialogue. (more…)
Viehoff Wins 2021 Sanders Political Philosophy Prize
The Marc Sanders Foundation has awarded its 2021 Prize in Political Philosophy to Daniel Viehoff, assistant professor of philosophy at New York University. (more…)