Karl Jaspers Prize
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The Karl Jaspers Prize is a prestigious German award honoring outstanding contributions to philosophy and intellectual life in the spirit of existentialist thinker Karl Jaspers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Karl Jaspers Prize canonical | 1 |
| Karl-Jaspers-Preis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Karl Jaspers Prize Context triple: [Paul Ricoeur, awardReceived, Karl Jaspers Prize]
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A.
Hanns Martin Schleyer Prize
The Hanns Martin Schleyer Prize is a German award given for notable contributions to politics, economics, culture, or intellectual life, named after the industrialist Hanns Martin Schleyer.
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B.
Hannah Arendt Prize
The Hannah Arendt Prize is a German political award honoring individuals who make outstanding contributions to public intellectual debate and the defense of democracy and civil liberties.
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C.
Bernhard Harms Prize
The Bernhard Harms Prize is a prestigious economics award recognizing outstanding contributions to international economics and economic research.
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D.
Theodor W. Adorno Award
The Theodor W. Adorno Award is a prestigious German prize honoring outstanding contributions in philosophy, music, theatre, and film that reflect critical social thought in the spirit of Theodor W. Adorno.
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E.
Theodor Heuss Prize
The Theodor Heuss Prize is a German award honoring individuals and organizations for outstanding contributions to democracy, civic engagement, and political culture in the spirit of Germany’s first postwar president, Theodor Heuss.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Karl Jaspers Prize Target entity description: The Karl Jaspers Prize is a prestigious German award honoring outstanding contributions to philosophy and intellectual life in the spirit of existentialist thinker Karl Jaspers.
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A.
Hanns Martin Schleyer Prize
The Hanns Martin Schleyer Prize is a German award given for notable contributions to politics, economics, culture, or intellectual life, named after the industrialist Hanns Martin Schleyer.
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B.
Hannah Arendt Prize
The Hannah Arendt Prize is a German political award honoring individuals who make outstanding contributions to public intellectual debate and the defense of democracy and civil liberties.
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C.
Bernhard Harms Prize
The Bernhard Harms Prize is a prestigious economics award recognizing outstanding contributions to international economics and economic research.
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D.
Theodor W. Adorno Award
The Theodor W. Adorno Award is a prestigious German prize honoring outstanding contributions in philosophy, music, theatre, and film that reflect critical social thought in the spirit of Theodor W. Adorno.
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E.
Theodor Heuss Prize
The Theodor Heuss Prize is a German award honoring individuals and organizations for outstanding contributions to democracy, civic engagement, and political culture in the spirit of Germany’s first postwar president, Theodor Heuss.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | academic award ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Heidelberg University ⓘ |
| awardFor |
outstanding contributions to intellectual life
ⓘ
outstanding contributions to philosophy ⓘ |
| country |
Federal Republic of Germany
ⓘ
linked to:
West Germany
Germany ⓘ |
| currency | euro ⓘ |
| field | philosophy ⓘ |
| frequency | biennial ⓘ |
| genre | existential philosophy ⓘ |
| hasAwardedDiscipline |
ethics
ⓘ
history of ideas ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ social philosophy ⓘ |
| honours |
intellectual engagement in public life
ⓘ
philosophical work in the tradition of Karl Jaspers ⓘ |
| inception | 1983 ⓘ |
| inTheSpiritOf | Karl Jaspers ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| location | Heidelberg ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Karl Jaspers ⓘ |
| notableLaureate |
Axel Honneth
ⓘ
Charles Taylor ⓘ Jürgen Habermas ⓘ Martha C. Nussbaum ⓘ
linked to:
Martha Nussbaum
Paul Ricœur ⓘ
linked to:
Paul Ricoeur
Rainer Forst ⓘ |
| organizer | Karl Jaspers Foundation ⓘ |
| sponsor |
University of Heidelberg
ⓘ
linked to:
Ruprecht Karls University Heidelberg
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