Karl Jaspers Prize
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. It was first awarded in 1983 "for a scientific work of international significance supported by philosophical spirit".[1] The Karl Jaspers Prize was initially endowed with 5,000 euros, though since 2013 this has increased to €25,000. Next to the Friedrich Nietzsche Prize it is one of the highest awards in Germany awarded exclusively for philosophical achievements.
| Karl Jaspers Prize | |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Presented by | Heidelberg, University of Heidelberg |
| Reward(s) | €25,000 |
| First awarded | 1983 |
| Website | http://www.heidelberg.de/hd,Lde/HD/Rathaus/Karl_Jaspers_Preis.html  |
Award winners
| Year | Winner | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Rudolf G. Wagner[2] |  Germany |
| 2017 | Jan Assmann and Aleida Assmann[3] | Germany |
| 2014 | Hans Maier[4] | Germany |
| 2008 | Jean-Luc Marion[5] |  France |
| 2004 | Michael Theunissen | Germany |
| 2001 | Robert Spaemann | Germany |
| 1998 | Jean Starobinski |  Switzerland |
| 1995 | Jürgen Habermas | Germany |
| 1992 | Jeanne Hersch | Switzerland |
| 1989 | Paul Ricœur | France |
| 1986 | Hans-Georg Gadamer | Germany |
| 1983 | Emmanuel Levinas | France |
External links
References
- "Karl-Jaspers-Preis". www.heidelberg.de. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
Translated from the German
- "DER HEIDELBERGER SINOLOGE RUDOLF G. WAGNER ERHÄLT POSTHUM DEN KARL-JASPERS-PREIS". uni-heidelberg.de (in German). November 6, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- "Karl Jaspers Prize for Prof. Dr. Jan Assmann and Prof. Dr. Aleida Assmann".
- "Karl Jaspers Prize for Prof. Dr. Hans Maier".
- "Jean-Luc Marion Awarded Karl Jaspers Prize".
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