Hannah Arendt Prize
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The Hannah Arendt Prize is a German political award honoring individuals who make outstanding contributions to public intellectual debate and the defense of democracy and civil liberties.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hannah Arendt Prize canonical | 3 |
| Hannah Arendt Prize for Political Thought | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hannah Arendt Prize Context triple: [Joachim Gauck, awardReceived, Hannah Arendt Prize]
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A.
Theodor Heuss Prize
The Theodor Heuss Prize is a German award honoring individuals and organizations for outstanding contributions to democracy, civic engagement, and political culture in the spirit of Germany’s first postwar president, Theodor Heuss.
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B.
Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture
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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C.
Charles Frankel Prize in the Humanities
The Charles Frankel Prize in the Humanities was a U.S. federal award that honored individuals for outstanding contributions to public understanding of the humanities.
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D.
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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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
- 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: Hannah Arendt Prize Target entity description: The Hannah Arendt Prize is a German political award honoring individuals who make outstanding contributions to public intellectual debate and the defense of democracy and civil liberties.
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A.
Theodor Heuss Prize
The Theodor Heuss Prize is a German award honoring individuals and organizations for outstanding contributions to democracy, civic engagement, and political culture in the spirit of Germany’s first postwar president, Theodor Heuss.
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B.
Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture
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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C.
Charles Frankel Prize in the Humanities
The Charles Frankel Prize in the Humanities was a U.S. federal award that honored individuals for outstanding contributions to public understanding of the humanities.
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D.
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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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 (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German award
ⓘ
political award ⓘ |
| awardFor |
defense of civil liberties
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defense of democracy ⓘ outstanding contributions to public intellectual debate ⓘ |
| awardFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| awardRegion | Europe ⓘ |
| awardType | prize in political thought ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| field |
philosophy
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political theory ⓘ public discourse ⓘ |
| genre | political award ⓘ |
| hasNotableLaureate |
Carolin Emcke
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Judith Shklar ⓘ Raif Badawi ⓘ Seyla Benhabib ⓘ Svetlana Alexievich ⓘ Timothy Snyder ⓘ Tony Judt ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | official website of the Hannah Arendt Prize ⓘ |
| honours |
courage in defending democratic principles
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critical engagement with contemporary politics ⓘ |
| inception | 1994 ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| location | Bremen ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
civil liberties
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democracy ⓘ political thought ⓘ public intellectual debate ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hannah Arendt ⓘ |
| namedAfterCitizenship | German-American ⓘ |
| namedAfterOccupation |
philosopher
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political theorist ⓘ |
| organizer |
Heinrich Böll Foundation
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Senate of Bremen ⓘ
surface form:
Senate of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen
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| purpose |
to defend civil liberties
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to honor individuals who contribute to public intellectual debate ⓘ to promote democratic values ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Heinrich Böll Foundation
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Senate of Bremen ⓘ
surface form:
Senate of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen
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| typicalLaureateOccupation |
journalist
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public intellectual ⓘ scholar ⓘ writer ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
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subject surface form:
Miklós Haraszti
this entity surface form:
Hannah Arendt Prize for Political Thought