The Sir Karl Popper Essay Prize
2008年07月21日 16:40
In accordance with his wishes, the executors of the estate of the late
Dr Laurence B. Briskman, formerly of the Department of Philosophy,
University of Edinburgh, who died on 8 May 2002, have established an
essay prize fund to encourage work in any area falling under the
general description of the critical rationalist philosophy of Karl
Popper.
Dr Briskman came to the University of Edinburgh in 1969,
after completing graduate studies in logic and philosophy of science
at the London School of Economics, where he was greatly influenced by
Popper, who remained the dominant intellectual influence on his
philosophical outlook throughout his career. A prize of £500 will be
offered annually for the best essay submitted to the Trustees of the
essay prize fund, which furthers any aspect of Popperian critical
rationalism. The essays will be judged by a panel which will
consisting of the editors of the British Journal for the Philosophy of
Science and Mr David Miller of the University of Warwick, with the
advice of expert referees if required. Submissions of sufficient
quality may be considered in the normal way for publication in the
British Journal for the Philosophy of Science and will be subject
additionally to the standard refereeing process.
The latest date for the submission of essays for the 2008 Essay Prize
is 31 December 2008. Submissions should be in PDF and emailed to: <bjps-editors@bristol.ac.uk
> with “Sir Karl Popper Essay Prize Competition” in the subject line.
Professor Alexander Bird
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