The Berggruen Institute, identified for, amongst different issues, its $1 million annual “philosophy and tradition” prize, has launched a brand new philosophy essay competitors.
The intention of the annual prize is
to stimulate new considering and progressive ideas whereas embracing cross-cultural views throughout fields, disciplines, and geographies. By posing elementary philosophical questions of significance for each up to date life and for the long run, the competitors will function a complement to the Berggruen Prize for Philosophy & Tradition, which acknowledges main lifetime achievements in advancing concepts which have formed the world.
The competition will settle for submissions in English or Chinese language, with a winner chosen from every language. The successful articles shall be printed within the institute’s magazines, Noema (English) and Cuiling (Chinese language).
The winners will every obtain $25,000.
They aren’t looking for peer-reviewed educational work, nor presumably writing in that type (a number of of the examples they supply, reminiscent of Thomas Nagel’s “What’s it prefer to be a bat?” had been printed in educational philosophy journals, however I suppose they’re taken to be not consultant of the style). Relatively, they are saying:
We’re inviting essays that comply with within the custom of famend thinkers reminiscent of Rousseau, Michel de Montaigne, and Ralph Waldo Emerson. Submissions ought to current novel concepts and be clearly argued in compelling methods for intellectually severe readers.
The deadline for the inaugural contest is June thirtieth, 2024.
You’ll be able to be taught extra concerning the prize here.
