The Jean Nicod Prize is awarded annually in

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to a leading

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or philosophically oriented cognitive scientist. The lectures are organized by the

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as part of its effort to promote

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research in cognitive science in

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. The 1993 lectures marked the centenary of the birth of the French philosopher and logician

Jean Nicod Jean George Pierre Nicod (1 June 1893, in France – 16 February 1924, in Geneva, Switzerland) was a French philosopher and logician, best known for his work on propositional logic and induction. Biography Nicod's main contribution to formal lo ...

(1893–1924). Besides the CNRS, sponsors include the

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and the

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. The ''Jean Nicod lecturer'' is expected to deliver at least four lectures on a topic of his or her choice, and subsequently to publish the set of lectures, or a monograph based on them in the ''Jean Nicod Lectures series'' (

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/Bradford Books; F. Recanati editor).

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List of Jean Nicod Prize laureates from 1993 to the present day: (Source
Institut Jean Nicod

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Jean Nicod Prize & Lectures

MIT Press: Jean Nicod Lectures Series
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nicod Prize French National Centre for Scientific Research awards Cognitive science awards * Philosophy awards

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