Karl Jaspers Prize

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Karl Jaspers Prize
Awarded fora scientific work of international significance supported by philosophical spirit
CountryGermany
Presented by Heidelberg, University of Heidelberg
Reward(s)€25,000
First award1983
Website www.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 is endowed with €25,000. [3] Next to the Friedrich Nietzsche Prize it is one of the highest awards in Germany awarded exclusively for philosophical achievements.

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Award winners

YearWinnerNationality
2019 Rudolf G. Wagner [4] Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2017 Jan Assmann and Aleida Assmann [5] [6] Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2014 Hans Maier  [ de ] [7] Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2008 Jean-Luc Marion [7] Flag of France.svg  France
2004 Michael Theunissen Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2001 Robert Spaemann [8] Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1998 Jean Starobinski Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
1995 Jürgen Habermas Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1992 Jeanne Hersch Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
1989 Paul Ricœur Flag of France.svg  France
1986 Hans-Georg Gadamer [9] Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1983 Emmanuel Levinas Flag of France.svg  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. 1 2 "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.