| Country |
Award |
Sponsor |
Given for
|
| International |
Avicenna Prize |
UNESCO |
Individuals and groups in the field of ethics in science[1] |
| United States |
Barwise Prize |
American Philosophical Association |
Significant and sustained contributions to areas relevant to philosophy and computing[2] |
| United States |
Berggruen Prize |
Berggruen Institute |
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[3] |
| Belgium |
Cardinal Mercier Prize for International Philosophy |
Université catholique de Louvain |
Contribution to international philosophy[4][5] |
| United States |
Cecil Hemley Memorial Award |
Poetry Society of America |
Lyric poem that addresses a philosophical or epistemological concern[6] |
| Europe |
E. W. Beth Dissertation Prize |
Association for Logic, Language and Information |
Outstanding PhD theses in the fields of Logic, Language, and Information[7] |
| Germany |
Elisabeth of Bohemia Prize |
Bielefeld University |
Internationally recognized philosopher for outstanding services to research on women in the history of philosophy[8] |
| Portugal |
Fernando Gil International Prize for the Philosophy of Science |
Government of Portugal |
Work of particular excellence in the domain of philosophy of science, whether regarding general epistemological problems or particular scientific areas
|
| Germany |
Friedrich Nietzsche Prize |
Saxony-Anhalt |
German-language essayistic or philosophical work
|
| Belgium |
Golden Eurydice Award |
International Forum for Biophilosophy |
Outstanding contribution, or contributions over a period, in the field of biophilosophy
|
| United States |
Hempel Award |
Philosophy of Science Association |
Lifetime achievement in the philosophy of science
|
| Norway |
Holberg Prize |
Norway |
Outstanding scholars for work in the arts, humanities, social sciences, law and theology, either within one of these fields or through interdisciplinary work
|
| United States |
John Fisher award |
American Society for Aesthetics |
Original essay in aesthetics
|
| Germany |
Karl Jaspers Prize |
City of Heidelberg, Heidelberg University |
Scientific work of international significance supported by philosophical spirit
|
| United States |
Kluge Prize |
John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress |
Deep intellectual accomplishment in the human sciences
|
| Japan |
Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy |
Inamori Foundation |
Lifetime achievements in the arts and philosophy
|
| Switzerland |
Lakatos Award |
Latsis Foundation |
Outstanding contribution to the philosophy of science, widely interpreted
|
| Germany |
Meister Eckhart Prize |
Identity Foundation |
Thinkers who produce high-quality work on the subject of identity
|
| United States |
Monograph prize |
American Society for Aesthetics |
Outstanding monograph in the philosophy of art or aesthetics
|
| United States |
Nicholas Rescher Prize for Systematic Philosophy |
University of Pittsburgh |
Philosophers who have addressed the historical “big questions” of the field in ways that nevertheless command the respect of specialists
|
| France |
Jean Nicod Prize |
French National Centre for Scientific Research |
Leading philosopher of mind or philosophically oriented cognitive scientist
|
| United States |
Philosopher’s Annual |
Philosopher’s Annual |
Ten best articles published in philosophy each year
|
| Sweden |
Rolf Schock Prizes |
Swedish Royal Academies |
Logic and Philosophy
|
| Germany |
Sigmund Freud Prize |
Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung |
Scientific prose
|
| United Kingdom |
Sir Henry Jones Memorial Prize |
University of Glasgow |
Moral and political philosophy
|
| Canada |
Symposium Book Award |
Symposium: Canadian Journal of Continental Philosophy |
Books on continental philosophy
|
| Czech Republic |
The VIZE 97 Prize |
Dagmar and Václav Havel Foundation VIZE 97 |
People who through their work cross the traditional framework of scientific knowledge, contribute to the understanding of science as an integral part of general culture, and in an unconventional way deal with the fundamental questions of knowledge, being and human existence
|
| United States |
Weizenbaum Award |
International Society for Ethics and Information Technology |
Individual who has “made a significant contribution to the field of information and computer ethics, through his or her research, service, and vision
|
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