The Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture is a US$1-million award given each year to a significant individual in the field of
philosophy
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. It is awarded by the
Berggruen Institute
The Berggruen Institute is a Los Angeles-based think tank founded by Nicolas Berggruen.
History
In 2010, Nicolas Berggruen and Nathan Gardels sat down with a group of academics, business leaders, and political veterans in California to discus ...
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."
The Berggruen Prize was first awarded in 2016 with the overt purpose of becoming a "
Nobel prize
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for philosophy". 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."
The prize is awarded annually in December, with a ceremony at the
New York Public Library
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. In 2016, ceremony speakers included
University of Pennsylvania
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president
Amy Gutmann
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and journalist
Fareed Zakaria
Fareed Rafiq Zakaria (; born 20 January 1964) is an Indian-American journalist, political commentator, and author. He is the host of CNN's ''Fareed Zakaria GPS'' and writes a weekly paid column for ''The Washington Post.'' He has been a columnist ...
.
[Gordon, Amanda L]
"Billionaire’s Supper Club Directs Philosopher’s Arrow at Trump"
Bloomberg Bloomberg may refer to:
People
* Daniel J. Bloomberg (1905–1984), audio engineer
* Georgina Bloomberg (born 1983), professional equestrian
* Michael Bloomberg (born 1942), American businessman and founder of Bloomberg L.P.; politician and ma ...
, December 2, 2016.
Winners
Prize jury
Current Prize Jury Members
Emeriti Prize Jury Members
See also
*
Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy
The Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy is awarded once a year by the Inamori Foundation for lifetime achievements in the arts and philosophy. The Prize is one of three Kyoto Prize categories; the others are the Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology ...
References
External links
*
Berggruen Prize Winner Charles Taylor on the Big Questions series of videos produced by the
Berggruen Institute
The Berggruen Institute is a Los Angeles-based think tank founded by Nicolas Berggruen.
History
In 2010, Nicolas Berggruen and Nathan Gardels sat down with a group of academics, business leaders, and political veterans in California to discus ...
on occasion of Charles Taylor winning the inaugural prize.
The Berggruen Prize commentary of Berggruen Prize jurors such as
Amy Gutmann
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,
Antonio Damasio
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, and
Wang Hui on the significance of the Prize.
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Academic awards
Awards established in 2016
Humanities awards
International awards
Philosophy awards
Philosophy events