The World Philosophy Congress recently took place in Rome with the theme "Philosophy across Boundaries". The internationally recognised Elisabeth of Bohemia Prize was awarded as part of the event. Prof Dr Marie Pauline Eboh and Prof Dr Concha Roldán Panadero are this year's prizewinners. The prize, donated by Prof. Dr Ulrike Detmers, is awarded every year in cooperation with the "Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists" (short: Center HWPS) at Paderborn University.
Prof. Dr Ruth Hagengruber, Director of the Center HWPS, has personally awarded the prize, which is endowed with 3,000 euros, since 2018 and says: "I am very grateful to the donor Prof. Dr Ulrike Detmers for supporting the valuable work of female philosophers worldwide through her sponsorship and helping to make their work more visible." Hagengruber, who set up the teaching and research area at Paderborn University, is dedicated to reconstructing the history of women's ideas. On the occasion of the World Philosophy Congress, she chaired an event on the history of women philosophers. "It was the right place to honour the international prizewinners," says Hagengruber.
The award winners
Eboh is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, a Fellow of the Philosophers Association of Nigeria (PAN) and a Fellow of the Association of Professional Philosophers of Nigeria (APPON). At the Rivers State University in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, she was three times Director of the Institute of Foundation Studies and founding Dean of the Faculty of Humanities. She is also an author and has published 18 books, numerous journal articles, and book chapters.
Roldán Panadero is a Spanish feminist philosopher and research professor. From 2008 to 2023, she was Director of the Institute of Philosophy of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). Since 2017, she has been President of the GENET Association, a network for gender studies, having previously held the position of Vice President and played a key role in its development.
About the Elisabeth of Bohemia Prize
The Elisabeth of Bohemia Prize is named after an outstanding philosopher of her time: she was a well-known thinker throughout Europe and a student of Descartes' philosophy. Detmers emphasises: "I have been fighting for many years for women to be given the place in society that they deserve. It is important to raise awareness of women in the history of philosophy and thus revitalise the relevance of the philosophical discipline."
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