2013 Rationale
The creation of the Fernando Gil International Prize for Philosophy of Science was announced by the Portuguese government at the time of his death, to honor his memory and work (1937-2006).
The Prize intends to award a work of particular excellence in the domain of the Philosophy of Science, whether regarding general epistemological problems or particular scientific areas. The 2011 prize was awarded to Niccolò Guicciardini, Professor of History of Science at the University of Bergamo.
The recipient of the Prize is requested to deliver an original public lecture that will be published by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and to conduct a program of specialized seminars for students and researchers in Lisbon on the occasion of the Prize ceremony.
The nominated works will be evaluated by the Jury during the course of 2013. The prize will be awarded in March 2014.
Promoters
The Prize was launched as a joint initiative of the Portuguese government, represented by the FCT, Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, and FCG, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
The Fernando Gil International Prize, initially awarded annually (2010 and 2011), will now be awarded every two years, in Lisbon.
The amount to be paid to the laureate will be 75.000,00 € (seventy-five thousand euros).
Nominations
Only original and recent works of a single author, from any nationality or professional affiliation, published during the five previous years (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012) will be taken into consideration.
Nominations to the Fernando Gil International Prize 2013 - nominations from the nominees themselves cannot be accepted - should be sent to premio-filosofia@fernando-gil.org.pt until January 15, 2013, and include the following elements:
- The complete publication data regarding the nominated work;
- A critical review of the work giving reasons why it can be considered as worthy of the prize (500 words);
- A brief comment of the author biography (500 words);
- e-mail address of the nominated author.
The authors will be contacted by FCT to provide a paper copy and a pdf of the nominated work, in order to be evaluated by the Jury.
The required elements above are condition of acceptance of nominations.
Award committee
- Per Aage Brandt, Case Western Reserve University.
- Marcelo Dascal, Tel Aviv University.
- François Duchesneau, Université de Montréal
- Donald Gillies, University College, London.
- Giulio Giorello, Università degli Studi di Milano.
- Peter Machamer, University of Pittsburg.
- Manuel Silvério Marques, Centro de Filosofia, Universidade de Lisboa.
- Maria Filomena Molder, Departamento de Filosofia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
- Frédéric Nef, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris.
- Jean Petitot, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris.
- Alessandro Roncaglia, Università degli Studi di Roma.