Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture
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The Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture is a major international award that honors thinkers whose ideas have profoundly shaped human self-understanding and contemporary society.
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| Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture canonical | 4 |
| Berggruen Prize | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture Context triple: [Martha Nussbaum, awardReceived, Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture]
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Jerusalem Prize
The Jerusalem Prize is a prestigious Israeli literary award given to writers whose work explores themes of individual freedom in society.
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Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity
The Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity is a major international award that recognizes and supports outstanding contributions to combating climate change and promoting environmental sustainability.
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C.
Dan David Prize
The Dan David Prize is a prestigious international award that honors outstanding contributions to the study of the past, with a strong emphasis on historical scholarship and its contemporary relevance.
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D.
Simone de Beauvoir Prize
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E.
Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture Target entity description: The Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture is a major international award that honors thinkers whose ideas have profoundly shaped human self-understanding and contemporary society.
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A.
Jerusalem Prize
The Jerusalem Prize is a prestigious Israeli literary award given to writers whose work explores themes of individual freedom in society.
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B.
Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity
The Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity is a major international award that recognizes and supports outstanding contributions to combating climate change and promoting environmental sustainability.
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C.
Dan David Prize
The Dan David Prize is a prestigious international award that honors outstanding contributions to the study of the past, with a strong emphasis on historical scholarship and its contemporary relevance.
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D.
Simone de Beauvoir Prize
The Simone de Beauvoir Prize is an international human rights award that honors individuals and groups for their contributions to women's freedom and gender equality.
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E.
Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize
The Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize is an award presented by the Lannan Foundation to honor individuals whose work courageously advances social justice, human rights, and freedom of expression.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
humanities award
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international award ⓘ philosophy award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture
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surface form:
Berggruen Prize
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| awardedFor | major contributions to philosophy and culture ⓘ |
| awardType | individual award ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criterion |
contribution to human self-understanding
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ideas of broad public significance ⓘ impact on public life ⓘ |
| disciplineScope |
humanities
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philosophy ⓘ social sciences ⓘ |
| eligibility | living thinkers ⓘ |
| endowment | Berggruen Institute endowment ⓘ |
| field |
culture
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philosophy ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 2016 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.berggruen.org/prize ⓘ |
| hasWinner |
Charles Taylor
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Judith Butler ⓘ Kwame Anthony Appiah ⓘ Martha Nussbaum ⓘ
surface form:
Martha C. Nussbaum
Onora O’Neill ⓘ Paul Farmer ⓘ Peter Singer ⓘ Ruth Bader Ginsburg ⓘ Timothy Garton Ash ⓘ |
| inception | 2016 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locationOfFoundation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| monetaryValue | 1000000 US dollars ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Nicolas Berggruen ⓘ |
| notableFor | large monetary value for a philosophy prize ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Berggruen Institute ⓘ |
| purpose |
to honor thinkers whose ideas have shaped contemporary society
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to honor thinkers whose ideas have shaped human self-understanding ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
global governance
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human self-understanding ⓘ public philosophy ⓘ |
| relatedOrganization |
Berggruen Institute
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surface form:
Berggruen Institute Europe
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| selectionMethod | decision of an international jury ⓘ |
| sponsor | Berggruen Institute ⓘ |
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