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The autumn philosophy calendar: three dates in November

A congress on Timothy Williamson in Shanghai, the Kyoto Prize ceremony, and World Philosophy Day on 19 November. The international philosophy calendar for the autumn is set.

The 2026 Rolf Schock Prize in Logic and Philosophy goes to Bas van Fraassen

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has honoured the Princeton philosopher known for 'constructive empiricism' in the philosophy of science. The prize is 600,000 Swedish kronor.

Appiah receives an honorary doctorate from Yale; his new book 'Captive Gods' is out

The New York University philosopher received the degree of Doctor of Humanities at Yale's 325th commencement. His new book, on religion and the birth of the social sciences, is published by Yale University Press.

Kwame Anthony Appiah

The 2026 Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy goes to Laurie Anderson

The Inamori Foundation has honoured the artist known for work joining electronic music, performance, poetry and film. The ceremony takes place in Japan on 10 November.

The 2026 Holberg Prize goes to the historian Lyndal Roper

Regius Professor of History at Oxford, Roper was honoured for her work on witch hunts, the German Peasants' War and Luther.

The Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture goes to Michael Sandel

The ninth winner of the one-million-dollar prize is the Harvard political philosopher known for his work on justice, the moral limits of markets and democracy. The ceremony takes place in Cambridge in the spring of 2026.

Peter Singer, Michael Sandel, Martha Nussbaum