Berggruen Prize

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Berggruen Prize
Awarded forIdeas of broad significance for shaping human self-understanding and the advancement of humanity
Presented byBerggruen Institute
Reward(s)US$1,000,000
First awarded2016
Last awarded2021
WinnerPeter Singer
Websitewww.berggruen.org/prize/ Edit this at Wikidata

The Berggruen Prize is a US$1-million award given each year to a significant individual in the field of philosophy.[1] It is awarded by the Berggruen Institute to "thinkers whose ideas have helped us find direction, wisdom, and improved self-understanding in a world being rapidly transformed by profound social, technological, political, cultural, and economic change."[2]

The Berggruen Prize was first awarded in 2016 with the overt purpose of becoming a "Nobel prize for philosophy".[3][4]

Overview[]

The first recipient of the Berggruen Prize was the Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor, whose work "urges us to see humans as constituted not only by their biology or their personal intentions, but also by their existence within language and webs of meaningful relationships."[5][6][7][8][9]

The prize is awarded annually in December, with a ceremony at the New York Public Library. In 2016, ceremony speakers included University of Pennsylvania president Amy Gutmann and journalist Fareed Zakaria.[10]

Winners[]

Year Image Laureate(s) Country Citation Field(s)
2016 Charles Taylor (philosopher).jpg Charles Taylor
(b. 1931) 		 Canada "whose work urges us to see humans as constituted not only by their biology or their personal intentions but also by their existence within language and webs of meaningful relationships."[11] political philosophy, cosmopolitanism, hermeneutics, philosophy of religion, philosophical anthropology
2017 Official portrait of Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve crop 2.jpg Onora O'Neill
(b. 1941) 		 United Kingdom for "her works have elevated the quality of public life and improved the very vocabulary of public discourse."[12] political philosophy, ethics
2018 Martha Nussbaum 2010 (cropped).jpg Martha Nussbaum
(b. 1947) 		 United States for "her transformative work as an academic philosopher into public debates about key questions of national and global political significance, making her one of the world's leading public philosophers."[13] liberal theory, political philosophy, feminism, ethics, social liberalism
2019 Ruth Bader Ginsburg 2016 portrait cropped.jpg Ruth Bader Ginsburg
(1933–2020) 		 United States for being "a lifelong trailblazer for human rights and gender equality and a constant voice for justice, equal and accessible to all."[14] law, political science, feminism, liberalism, social justice
2020 Paul Farmer giving MacLean Prize Lecture in 2017.jpg Paul Farmer
(1959-2022) 		 United States "leader in the development of public anthropology, as well as in improving health care for the world's poorest people."[15] internal medicine, infectious disease, medical anthropology
2021 Peter Singer 2017 (cropped).jpg Peter Singer
(b. 1946) 		 Australia "for promoting the idea of 'effective altruism,' which encourages people to have reason, rather than empathy, guide their philanthropy."[16] applied ethics, bioethics, utilitarianism, environmental ethics, philosophy of life

Prize jury[]

  • Kwame Anthony Appiah – Professor of Philosophy and Law at New York University
  • Leszek Borysiewicz – Vice Chancellor of the University of Cambridge
  • Antonio Damasio – Director of the Brain and Creativity Institute at the University of Southern California
  • Amy Gutmann – President of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Amartya Sen – Nobel Laureate, Professor of Economics and Philosophy at Harvard University
  • Alison Simmons – Professor of Philosophy at Harvard University
  • Michael Spence – Nobel Laureate, Professor of Economics & Business at New York University
  • Wang Hui – Professor of Chinese Language and Literature at Tsinghua University
  • George Yeo – Former Foreign Minister of Singapore
  • David Chalmers – Australian philosopher and cognitive scientist
  • Elif Shafak – Turkish novelist

References[]

  1. ^ Hermann, Julia; Hopster, Jeroen; Kalf, Wouter; Klenk, Michael (June 16, 2020). Philosophy in the Age of Science?: Inquiries Into Philosophical Progress, Method, and Societal Relevance. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-5381-4284-4.
  2. ^ "The Berggruen Prize". The Berggruen Institute. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  3. ^ Forbes, Miguel. "Berggruen Institute Launches $1M Nobel Prize for Philosophy". Forbes. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  4. ^ "A Nobel Prize for Philosophy? (updated) – Daily Nous". dailynous.com. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  5. ^ "Think Tank Creates $1 Million Philosophy Prize Because 'Ideas Matter'". huffingtonpost.com. September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  6. ^ "Leiter Reports: A Philosophy Blog: New Berggruen Institute for Philosophy and Culture, plus an annual $1 million prize". Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  7. ^ "Nicolas Berggruen's $1 Million Philosophy Prize – artnet News". Archived from the original on October 9, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  8. ^ Schuessler, Jennifer (October 4, 2016). "Canadian Philosopher Wins $1 Million Prize". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  9. ^ Rothman, Joshua. "How to Restore Your Faith in Democracy", The New Yorker, November 11, 2016.
  10. ^ Gordon, Amanda L. "Billionaire’s Supper Club Directs Philosopher’s Arrow at Trump", Bloomberg, December 2, 2016.
  11. ^ "McGill philosopher Charles Taylor wins $1M Berggruen Prize | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  12. ^ Jennifer Schuessler (October 3, 2017). "Onora O'Neill Wins $1 Million Berggruen Prize for Philosophy". The New York Times.
  13. ^ "Martha Nussbaum Wins $1 Million Berggruen Prize". Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  14. ^ "Ruth Bader Ginsburg Wins $1 Million Berggruen Prize". Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  15. ^ "Paul Farmer is Awarded the $1 Million Berggruen Prize". Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  16. ^ Schuessler, Jennifer (2021-09-07). "Peter Singer Wins $1 Million Berggruen Prize". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-09-08.

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