Prize Descriptions
Lina Kahn Prize. Established in 1965 by the family of the late Lina Kahn, who received a Ph.D. in Philosophy in 1916. This annual competition, which is open to graduate students only, awards $100 to the best paper in metaphysics.
Jonathan Lieberson Memorial Prize. Established in 1990, this annual competition, which is open to graduate students in Philosophy only, awards $1000 to the best essay which shows the applicability of a moral or scientific theory – or both – to a social or historical issue.
David H. Siff Philosophy of Science Award. Derived from the fund established in memory of David
H. Siff, this annual prize was first offered in 1962. This $100 prize is awarded annually to the best graduate or undergraduate paper that deals with philosophy of science.
Prize submissions for 2007-8 are due around the second week of May, and are announced at the annual Philosophy Department Reception in September.
