Karl Jaspers Prize

Karl Jaspers Prize
Awarded fora scientific work of international significance supported by philosophical spirit
CountryGermany
Presented byHeidelberg, University of Heidelberg
Reward(s)€25,000
First awarded1983
Websitewww.heidelberg.de/hd,Lde/HD/Rathaus/Karl_Jaspers_Preis.html

The Karl Jaspers Prize or Karl-Jaspers-Preis is a German philosophy award named after Karl Jaspers and awarded by the city of Heidelberg and the University of Heidelberg.[1] It was first awarded in 1983 "for a scientific work of international significance supported by philosophical spirit".[2] The Karl Jaspers Prize was initially endowed with 5,000 euros, though since 2013 this has increased to €25,000.[3] Next to the Friedrich Nietzsche Prize it is one of the highest awards in Germany awarded exclusively for philosophical achievements.

Award winners

Year Winner Nationality
2019 Rudolf G. Wagner[4]  Germany
2017 Jan Assmann and Aleida Assmann[5][6]  Germany
2014 Hans Maier [de][7]  Germany
2008 Jean-Luc Marion[7]  France
2004 Michael Theunissen  Germany
2001 Robert Spaemann[8]  Germany
1998 Jean Starobinski  Switzerland
1995 Jürgen Habermas  Germany
1992 Jeanne Hersch  Switzerland
1989 Paul Ricœur  France
1986 Hans-Georg Gadamer[9]  Germany
1983 Emmanuel Levinas  France

References

  1. ^ "Cluster Asia and Europe". Uni Heidelberg: Karl-Jaspers-Preis (in German). Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Karl-Jaspers-Preis". www.heidelberg.de. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013. Translated from the German
  3. ^ "Karl-Jaspers-Preis". Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften (in German). Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  4. ^ "DER HEIDELBERGER SINOLOGE RUDOLF G. WAGNER ERHÄLT POSTHUM DEN KARL-JASPERS-PREIS". uni-heidelberg.de (in German). 6 November 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Karl-Jaspers-Preis für das Forscherpaar Aleida und Jan Assmann". www.uni-heidelberg.de.
  6. ^ "Aleida Assmann erhält Karl-Jaspers-Preis". Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Leopoldina (in German). 18 December 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Jean-Luc Marion Awarded Karl Jaspers Prize – Press Office of Heidelberg University". www.uni-heidelberg.de.
  8. ^ "Karl Jaspers-Preis geht an Prof. Dr. Robert Spaemann". idw (in German). Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Impressionen Karl Jaspers-Preis". Karl Jaspers Stiftung (in German). Retrieved 9 August 2021.