Friedrich Nietzsche Prize | |
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Country | Germany |
Presented by | Saxony-Anhalt, Naumburg and Basel |
Hosted by | Friedrich Nietzsche Foundation (Naumburg an der Saale/Germany) Elisabeth Jenny Foundation (Riehen/Switzerland) City of Naumburg and the citizens' community of the city of Basel |
Reward(s) | €15,000 |
First award | 1996 |
Website | www |
The Friedrich Nietzsche Prize or Friedrich-Nietzsche-Preis is a German literary award named after Friedrich Nietzsche and awarded by the state of Saxony-Anhalt. It was first awarded in 1996 for a German-language essayistic or philosophical work. [1] The Friedrich Nietzsche Prize is endowed with 15,000 euros. [2] It is awarded by the Prime Minister of Saxony-Anhalt on the basis of proposals by an international jury. [3]
The Friedrich Nietzsche Prize is one of the most highly endowed awards in Germany, awarded exclusively for philosophical and essayistic achievements. [4]
The International Friedrich Nietzsche Prize replaces the Friedrich Nietzsche Prize awarded by the state of Saxony-Anhalt between 1996 and 2012. [4]