Cardinal Mercier Prize Explained

Cardinal Mercier Prize
Awarded For:Philosophy
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Holder:Fabien Muller

The Cardinal Mercier Prize for International Philosophy is a prize given to recognize the recipients' contribution to international philosophy in the fields of metaphysics and ontology.[1] It is awarded jointly by the Higher Institute of Philosophy at the Université catholique de Louvain and the Institute of Philosophy at KU Leuven. The prize is named after the theologian Cardinal Désiré-Joseph Mercier and has been won by Fulton J. Sheen in 1923,[2] John F. Wippel in 1981,[3] Nicholas Rescher in 2005, William Simpson in 2021,[4] and Fabien Muller in 2023.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prix Mercier 2023 . 6 January 2024 . Université catholique de Louvain..
  2. Web site: About Fulton J. Sheen - Catholic inspirational tv VHS, DVD, Audio recordings of Life is Worth Living Series . 2009-11-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090322184243/http://www.bishopsheen.com/store.asp?pid=13501&catid=19766 . 2009-03-22 .
  3. Web site: CUA School of Philosophy . 2009-01-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080520013051/http://philosophy.cua.edu/Faculty/jfw/ . 2008-05-20 .
  4. Web site: Prix Mercier 2021 . Université catholique de Louvain . 30 March 2022.
  5. Web site: Fabien Muller lauréat du Prix Mercier 2023 . 6 January 2024 . Université catholique de Louvain..