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$1 MILLION BERGGRUEN PHILOSOPHY PRIZE AWARDED TO PATRICIA HILL COLLINS

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LOS ANGELES , Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Patricia Hill Collins, a distinguished sociologist whose authorship of Black Feminist Thought (1990) helped kickstart intersectionality as a force in politics and society, has won the 2023 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture, the Prize Jury announced today. The $1 million award is given annually by the Berggruen Institute to thinkers whose ideas have profoundly shaped human self-understanding and advancement in a rapidly changing world. 

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES , Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Patricia Hill Collins, a distinguished sociologist whose authorship of Black Feminist Thought (1990) helped kickstart intersectionality as a force in politics and society, has won the 2023 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture, the Prize Jury announced today .
  • "We are proud to announce that Patricia Hill Collins is the winner of the 2023 edition of the Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture," said Antonio Damasio, Chair of the Berggruen Prize Jury.
  • "Patricia Hill Collins has given a voice and a face to so many who would otherwise have remained unheard and unseen."
  • The first Black laureate of the Berggruen Prize , Patricia Hill Collins was selected from hundreds of scholars and practitioners in the fields of philosophy, social science, economics, human rights, theoretical physics, and beyond.

$1 MILLION BERGGRUEN PHILOSOPHY PRIZE AWARDED TO PATRICIA HILL COLLINS

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Monday, October 23, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Patricia Hill Collins, a distinguished sociologist whose authorship of Black Feminist Thought (1990) helped kickstart intersectionality as a force in politics and society, has won the 2023 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture, the Prize Jury announced today. The $1 million award is given annually by the Berggruen Institute to thinkers whose ideas have profoundly shaped human self-understanding and advancement in a rapidly changing world. 

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Patricia Hill Collins, a distinguished sociologist whose authorship of Black Feminist Thought (1990) helped kickstart intersectionality as a force in politics and society, has won the 2023 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture, the Prize Jury announced today .
  • "We are proud to announce that Patricia Hill Collins is the winner of the 2023 edition of the Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture," said Antonio Damasio, Chair of the Berggruen Prize Jury.
  • "Patricia Hill Collins has given a voice and a face to so many who would otherwise have remained unheard and unseen."
  • The first Black laureate of the Berggruen Prize , Patricia Hill Collins was selected from hundreds of scholars and practitioners in the fields of philosophy, social science, economics, human rights, theoretical physics, and beyond.

ANNUAL BERGGRUEN PRIZE FOR PHILOSOPHY & CULTURE AWARDED TO JAPANESE PHILOSOPHER KOJIN KARATANI

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Thursday, December 8, 2022
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TOKYO and LOS ANGELES, Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Berggruen Prize Jury announced its selection of preeminent Japanese philosopher and literary critic Kojin Karatani as the winner of the 2022 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy & Culture. The $1 million award is given annually to thinkers whose ideas have profoundly shaped human self-understanding and advancement in a rapidly changing world. Karatani is the first Asian laureate of the Berggruen Philosophy & Culture Prize, a rare thinker whose ideas move across philosophy, literary theory, aesthetics, linguistics, economics, and politics—East and West; past and present. The Berggruen Prize Jury has selected Kojin Karatani for his "radically original contributions to modern philosophy, the history of philosophy, and political thinking—making Karatani's work particularly valuable in the current era of troubled global capitalism, crisis in democratic states, and resurgent but seldom self-critical nationalism."

Key Points: 
  • TOKYO and LOS ANGELES, Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Berggruen Prize Jury announced its selection of preeminent Japanese philosopher and literary critic Kojin Karatani as the winner of the 2022 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy & Culture.
  • Karatani is the first Asian laureate of the Berggruen Philosophy & Culture Prize, a rare thinker whose ideas move across philosophy, literary theory, aesthetics, linguistics, economics, and politicsEast and West; past and present.
  • Not an arm-chair philosopher, Kojin Karatani has actively promoted a modern form of the kind of reciprocity he saw in ancient Ionian culture, which he calls 'associationism,'" said Berggruen Institute Chairman Nicolas Berggruen.
  • Karatani will receive the Berggruen Prize for Philosophy & Culture in Spring 2023 in a celebration to be held in Tokyo, Japan.

ANNUAL BERGGRUEN PRIZE FOR PHILOSOPHY & CULTURE AWARDED TO JAPANESE PHILOSOPHER KOJIN KARATANI

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Thursday, December 8, 2022
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TOKYO and LOS ANGELES, Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Berggruen Prize Jury announced its selection of preeminent Japanese philosopher and literary critic Kojin Karatani as the winner of the 2022 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy & Culture. The $1 million award is given annually to thinkers whose ideas have profoundly shaped human self-understanding and advancement in a rapidly changing world. Karatani is the first Asian laureate of the Berggruen Philosophy & Culture Prize, a rare thinker whose ideas move across philosophy, literary theory, aesthetics, linguistics, economics, and politics—East and West; past and present. The Berggruen Prize Jury has selected Kojin Karatani for his "radically original contributions to modern philosophy, the history of philosophy, and political thinking—making Karatani's work particularly valuable in the current era of troubled global capitalism, crisis in democratic states, and resurgent but seldom self-critical nationalism."

Key Points: 
  • TOKYO and LOS ANGELES, Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Berggruen Prize Jury announced its selection of preeminent Japanese philosopher and literary critic Kojin Karatani as the winner of the 2022 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy & Culture.
  • Karatani is the first Asian laureate of the Berggruen Philosophy & Culture Prize, a rare thinker whose ideas move across philosophy, literary theory, aesthetics, linguistics, economics, and politicsEast and West; past and present.
  • Not an arm-chair philosopher, Kojin Karatani has actively promoted a modern form of the kind of reciprocity he saw in ancient Ionian culture, which he calls 'associationism,'" said Berggruen Institute Chairman Nicolas Berggruen.
  • Karatani will receive the Berggruen Prize for Philosophy & Culture in Spring 2023 at a celebration to be held in Tokyo, Japan.

Annual Berggruen Prize For Philosophy & Culture Awarded To Public Philosopher Peter Singer

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Tuesday, September 7, 2021

VENICE, ITALY, Sept. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Nicolas Berggruen, Chairman of the Berggruen Institute, today announced the selection of moral philosopher and public intellectual Peter Singer as the winner of the 2021 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy & Culture.

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  • VENICE, ITALY, Sept. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Nicolas Berggruen, Chairman of the Berggruen Institute, today announced the selection of moral philosopher and public intellectual Peter Singer as the winner of the 2021 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy & Culture.
  • "Peter Singer has demonstrated the vital role of public philosophy in our world," said Nicolas Berggruen.
  • Singer will receive the Berggruen Prize for Philosophy & Culture in Spring 2022 in a ceremony to be held in Los Angeles.
  • Established by philanthropist Nicolas Berggruen in 2016, the Berggruen Prize for Philosophy & Culture was first awarded to Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor for his impact on the humanities, social sciences and public affairs in deepening understanding among different intellectual traditions and civilization.

World-Renowned Philosopher Martha Nussbaum Supports New York Elephant Rights Case

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Tuesday, August 24, 2021
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NEW YORK, Aug. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --World-renowned philosopher and University of Chicago Law School Professor Martha C. Nussbaum has submitted an amicus brief to the New York Court of Appeals in support of a habeas corpus petition filed by the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) to free an elephant from the Bronx Zoo to an elephant sanctuary.

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  • NEW YORK, Aug. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --World-renowned philosopher and University of Chicago Law School Professor Martha C. Nussbaum has submitted an amicus brief to the New York Court of Appeals in support of a habeas corpus petition filed by the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) to free an elephant from the Bronx Zoo to an elephant sanctuary.
  • Happy is a 50-year-old Asian elephant who has been held in captivity since 1977 in a one-acre exhibit in the Bronx Zoo, which is managed by the Wildlife Conservation Society.
  • For a detailed timeline of Happy's case, court filings, and decisions, visit this page.
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    The Nonhuman Rights Project is the only civil rights organization in the United States working through litigation, legislation, and education to secure fundamental rights for nonhuman animals.

Annual Berggruen Prize For Philosophy & Culture Awarded To U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg For Her Work In Pioneering Gender Equality And Strengthening The Rule Of Law

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Wednesday, October 23, 2019
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Since its inception in 2016, the Berggruen Prize has been awarded to four outstanding thinkers, three of them women.

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  • Since its inception in 2016, the Berggruen Prize has been awarded to four outstanding thinkers, three of them women.
  • "It is a true honor to have Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as the recipient of this year's Berggruen Prize," stated Institute Founder and Chairman Nicolas Berggruen.
  • Throughout her career, Ginsburg has used the law to advance ethical and philosophical principles of equality and human rights as basic tenets of the USA.
  • The Berggruen Prize for Philosophy & Culture will be conferred in a private ceremony on December 16 at the New York Public Library.