Cardinal Mercier Prize

The Cardinal Mercier Prize for International Philosophy is a prize given to recognize the recipients' contribution to international philosophy in the fields of metaphysics and ontology.[1] It is awarded jointly by the Higher Institute of Philosophy at the Université catholique de Louvain and the Institute of Philosophy at KU Leuven.[2] The prize is named after the theologian Cardinal Désiré-Joseph Mercier and has been won by Fulton J. Sheen in 1923,[3] John F. Wippel in 1981,[4] Nicholas Rescher in 2005, William Simpson in 2021,[2] and Fabien Muller in 2023.[5]

Cardinal Mercier Prize
Awarded forPhilosophy
Presented by
Currently held byFabien Muller

References edit

  1. ^ "Prix Mercier 2023". Université catholique de Louvain. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Prix Mercier 2021". Université catholique de Louvain. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  3. ^ "About Fulton J. Sheen - Catholic inspirational tv VHS, DVD, Audio recordings of Life is Worth Living Series". Archived from the original on 22 March 2009. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
  4. ^ "CUA School of Philosophy". Archived from the original on 20 May 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
  5. ^ "Fabien Muller lauréat du Prix Mercier 2023". Université catholique de Louvain. Retrieved 6 January 2024.