Karl Jaspers Prize | |
Awarded For: | a scientific work of international significance supported by philosophical spirit |
Presenter: | Heidelberg, University of Heidelberg |
Country: | Germany |
Reward: | €25,000 |
Year: | 1983 |
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.
Year | Winner | Nationality | |
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2019 | Rudolf G. Wagner[4] | ||
2017 | Jan Assmann and Aleida Assmann[5] [6] | ||
2014 | [7] | ||
2008 | Jean-Luc Marion | ||
2004 | |||
2001 | Robert Spaemann[8] | ||
1998 | Jean Starobinski | ||
1995 | Jürgen Habermas | ||
1992 | Jeanne Hersch | ||
1989 | Paul Ricœur | ||
1986 | Hans-Georg Gadamer[9] | ||
1983 | Emmanuel Levinas |