International Berkeley Society

International Berkeley Society
Established	1975
Mission	The study of George Berkeley's thought
President	Nancy Kendrick
Key people	Stephen Daniel, Tom Stoneham
Website	http://internationalberkeleysociety.org/

The International Berkeley Society (IBS) is a US-based organization that is aimed at promoting interest in the life and work of the philosopher Bishop George Berkeley. Its president is currently Nancy Kendrick.^[1]

Members and activities[]

The society was established in 1975^[2] and now has members all over the world, among them Colin Murray Turbayne (United States), [de] (Germany), (University of Zurich, Switzerland), (France, a former vice-president), [cs] (the Czech Republic), [pl] (Poland), Timo Airaksinen (Helsinki University, Finland, vice-president from 2006^[3] to 2013^[1]), [et] (Estonia). Members pay a nominal annual fee and receive the Berkeley Briefs, an annual publication that includes news items and other announcements of interest to the Society and its members. The journal Berkeley Studies is published by Hampden-Sydney College on behalf of the society. The IBS conducts a variety of activities, e.g. runs conferences.

Turbayne Essay Prize[]

The IBS annually awards the Turbayne Prize to a member of the society who has written the best essay on an aspect of Berkeley's philosophy.^[4] Recipients of the award include:

1990, , University of Iowa
1991, , University of Western Ontario
1992, , University of Illinois at Chicago
1993, George Pappas, Ohio State University
- , Hunter College, CUNY
- , Dedman College
1995, , College of William & Mary
1999, Margaret Atherton, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
2001, , University of California at Los Angeles
- , Trinity College
2003, , University ofMichigan y
2005, , University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
2007, , Harvard University
2009, , Ohio State University
2011, , Trinity College Dublin
2013, , Trinity College Dublin
2015, Nancy Kendrick, Wheaton College, Massachusetts