The National Prize for Humanities and Social Sciences ( es, Premio Nacional de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales) was created in Chile in 1992 under Law 19169. It is granted "to the humanist, scientist, or academic, who has distinguished himself for his contribution in the field of

Human Sciences Human science (or human sciences in the plural), also known as humanistic social science and moral science (or moral sciences), studies the philosophical, biological, social, and cultural aspects of human life. Human science aims to expand our u ...

" (Article 8 of the aforementioned law). The history field has its own National Award. The prize, which is awarded every two years, consists of a diploma, the sum of 6,576,457 pesos () which is adjusted every year, according to the previous year's

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, and a pension of 20 (approximately US$1,600). It is part of the National Prize of Chile, awarded by the President of the Republic.

Winners

* 1993, (philosophy) * 1995, Aníbal Pinto Santa Cruz (economics) * 1997, (law and philosophy) * 1999,

Humberto Giannini Humberto Giannini Íñiguez (25 February 1927 – 25 November 2014) was a Chilean philosopher of Italian descent. A disciple and continuator of , he was a member of the Academia Chilena de la Lengua and winner of the National Prize for Humaniti ...

(philosophy) * 2001, (law) * 2003, José Zalaquett (law) * 2005,

Ricardo Ffrench-Davis Ricardo Ffrench-Davis (born 27 June 1936) is a Chilean economist. He is Professor of the Department of Economics and the Instituto de Estudios Internacionales at the University of Chile. Along with a few other Chilean students, Ffrench-Davis got ...

(economics) * 2007,

Manuel Antonio Garretón Manuel Antonio Garretón (Santiago, May 23, 1943) is a Chilean sociologist, political scientist and essayist. He received the National Prize for Humanities and Social Sciences in 2007 for his lifetime contribution to the field. Scholarly and ac ...

(sociology) * 2009,

Agustín Squella Agustín Squella Narducci (born 1944) is a Chilean people, Chilean lawyer who was elected as a member of the Chilean Constitutional Convention. References External links

* Living people 1944 births 20th-century Chilean lawyers 21st-cen ...

(law and journalism) * 2011, Carla Cordua and Roberto Torretti (philosophy) * 2013,

Sonia Montecino Sonia Cristina Montecino Aguirre (born November 12, 1954) is a Chilean writer and anthropologist. In 2013, she was awarded the Premio Nacional de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales (National Prize of Social Science and Humanities.) Biography She st ...

(anthropology) * 2015,

Tomás Moulian Tomás Moulian Emparanza (born 21 September 1939) is a Chilean political scientist and sociologist. A Guggenheim Fellow and winner of the National Prize for Humanities and Social Sciences, he is known for being a critic of the socio-economic stru ...

(sociology) * 2017, (psychology)

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Winners

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