The nomination deadline for the 2021 Lebowitz Prize has been extended to January 5, 2021. For information on the prize and the nomination process, please visit the Dr. Martin R. Lebowitz and Eve Lewellis Lebowitz Prize page.
The Dr. Martin R. Lebowitz and Eve Lewellis Lebowitz Prize for philosophical achievement and contribution is awarded by the Phi Beta Kappa Society in conjunction with the American Philosophical Association. The associated Lebowitz symposium is presented annually at a divisional meeting of the American Philosophical Association. The topic of the lectures shall ordinarily be an important philosophical issue of current interest, and the lectures shall ordinarily be chosen to offer contrasting (not necessarily opposing) views on that topic.
The winners will be selected by a committee appointed jointly by the Phi Beta Kappa Society and the American Philosophical Association and ratified by the Phi Beta Kappa Senate. Honoraria for the symposiasts, funded from the endowment created by the Lebowitzs’ $1 million gift, are $25,000 each. The winning submission will have the opportunity to be published in the Journal of the American Philosophical Association. Publication will be arranged by mutual agreement of the winners and the journal’s editorial board.
Recent winners of the Lebowitz Prize:
2020 winners: Agnes Callard and Laurie Paul
2019 winners: Michael Bratman and Margaret Gilbert
2018 winners: Kit Fine and Stephen Yablo
2017 winners: Nancy Cartwright and Elliott Sober
2016 winners: Ernest Sosa and Stephen Stich
APA members are eligible to nominate or self-nominate.
Please contact Hadley Kelly if you have any questions regarding the prize or the nomination process.
