Tag: award
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McDaniel Wins APA’s 2018 Sanders Book Prize
Kris McDaniel, professor of philosophy at Syracuse University, is the winner of the American Philosophical Association’s 2018 Sanders Book Prize, for his book, The Fragmentation…
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$860,000 Grant to Study Kantian Ethics
What is the “political-theoretical background” of the central concepts of Kantian ethics? Pauline Kleingeld, professor of philosophy at the University of Groningen, was just awarded…
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Raz Wins Tang Prize in Rule of Law
Joseph Raz (Columbia Law School, Kings College London), well-known for his work in legal, political, and moral philosophy, is the 2018 winner of the…
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Lebron Wins Hiett Prize in the Humanities
Chris Lebron, associate professor of philosophy at Johns Hopkins University, is the winner of the 2018 Hiett Prize in the Humanities.
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Philosopher Wins $1.8 Million Grant to Study Minority Entrepreneurship
Chris Surprenant, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of New Orleans (UNO) and director of the university’s Honors Program, has won an $1.8 million grant…
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Lauener Foundation Prize Winners Announced
The Lauener Foundation for Analytic Philosophy has announced the winners of its 2018 awards for Outstanding Oeuvre in Analytical Philosophy and Up-and-Coming Philosopher.
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President of Ireland Bestows Philosophy Award On Student
Michael Higgins, the president of Ireland, addressed students at the first Irish Young Philosopher Awards and called for more philosophy in college curricula, saying that “studying…
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Mind Graduate Essay Prize Winner
The academic philosophy journal Mind and Oxford University Press have announced that the winning essay in the Mind graduate essay contest is “Illocutionary Frustration” by Samia Hesni,…
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Cameron Buckner Wins APA Article Prize
Cameron Buckner, assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Houston, has won the 2018 Article Prize from the American Philosophical Association (APA).
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Philosophy and Science Student Wins $10,000 Essay Prize
The Foundational Questions Institute (FQXi) has awarded a number of prizes in response to its call for essays answering the question, “What is fundamental?”,…
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Essay on Sexual Exclusivity Wins Journal of Applied Philosophy’s Annual Prize
“Is the Requirement of Sexual Exclusivity Consistent with Romantic Love?” That’s the title and central question of the paper selected as the winner of…
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Philosophers Win Mellon “New Directions” Fellowships
Two philosophers are among this year’s recipients of “New Directions” Fellowships from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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Schock Prize Awarded to Saharon Shelah
Logician Saharon Shelah has won the 2018 Rolf Schock Prize for Logic and Philosophy.
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Philosopher Wins Grant To Increase Pre-College Exposure to Philosophy
The Whiting Foundation, a grant-making organization promoting the humanities in American culture, has awarded one of its Public Engagement Fellowships to Cristina Cammarano, assistant professor…
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Nominations Open for $1 Million Berggruen Prize
Nominations are now open for the $1 million Berggruen Prize, which “that recognizes humanistic thinkers whose ideas have helped us find direction, wisdom, and improved self-understanding…
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2017 Trejo-Mathys Essay Prize Winner Announced
The Global Justice Network has announced that the 2017 Winner of the Jonathan Trejo-Mathys Essay Prize is Francisco García Gibson, postdoctoral researcher at the National Research Council…
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JHP’s Best Book in the History of Philosophy Prize
Each year, the Journal of the History of Philosophy awards a prize for the best book published in the history of philosophy the previous year.
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Williamson to Deliver the 2018-2019 Sanders Lecture
The American Philosophical Association (APA) has announced that Timothy Williamson (New College, Oxford) will deliver the 2018-2019 Sanders Lecture.
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No Winner of Sanders Public Philosophy Award
The Marc Sanders Foundation offers a number of generous awards in several areas of philosophy and in 2016 launched its Public Philosophy Award. For the 2017 run of this…