Cardinal Mercier Prize For International Philosophy
The Cardinal Mercier Prize for International Philosophy is a prize given to recognise the recipients contribution to international philosophy. It is awarded jointly by the Higher Institute of Philosophy at the Université catholique de Louvain and the Institute of Philosophy, KU Leuven, Institute of Philosophy at KU Leuven. The prize is named after the theologian Cardinal Désiré-Joseph Mercier and has been won by Fulton J. Sheen in 1923, John F. Wippel in 1981, and Nicholas Rescher in 2005, and William Simpson (philosopher), William Simpson in 2021. References

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Philosophy
Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. Some sources claim the term was coined by Pythagoras ( BCE), although this theory is disputed by some. Philosophical methods include questioning, critical discussion, rational argument, and systematic presentation. in . Historically, ''philosophy'' encompassed all bodies of knowledge and a practitioner was known as a ''philosopher''."The English word "philosophy" is first attested to , meaning "knowledge, body of knowledge." "natural philosophy," which began as a discipline in ancient India and Ancient Greece, encompasses astronomy, medicine, and physics. For example, Newton's 1687 ''Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy'' later became classified as a book of physics. In the 19th century, the growth of modern research universiti ...
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