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.

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

Award winners edit

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 [de]   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 edit

  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.

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