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
The Université catholique de Louvain (also known as the Catholic University of Louvain, the English translation of its French name, and the University of Louvain, its official English name) is Belgium's largest French-speaking university. It ...
and the
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
John Francis Wippel (born 1933) is an American Catholic priest of the Diocese of Steubenville. He is a leading authority on the metaphysical thought of Thomas Aquinas.Anthony J. Lisska, Denison University. "Review: Metaphysical Themes in Thomas Aq ...
in 1981,
and
Nicholas Rescher in 2005, and
William Simpson in 2021.
References
Philosophy awards
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