Barwise Prize
The American Philosophical Association, in conjunction with the APA Committee on Philosophy and Computers, has established a Barwise Prize for significant and sustained contributions to areas relevant to philosophy and computing. The Prize will serve to credit those within our profession for their life-long efforts in this field. It will also serve to acknowledge and to encourage work in all areas relevant to the "computational turn" that is occurring in our profession. Examples of areas that are of interest to the Committee in selecting candidates for this Prize include: The use of computers in the teaching of philosophy; the use of computers as research tools in philosophy; the philosophical aspects of artificial intelligence; and the area of computer ethics.
The Committee has selected the name of Jon Barwise for this Prize because his life's work exemplifies a concern with research and teaching; his efforts are often embodied in the production of courseware and changes of curriculum. His contributions were significant and sustained. Jon, in fact, is a model for the kind of philosopher we seek to acknowledge with the awarding of an annual Barwise Prize.
For more information on the prize, please visit The American Philosophical Association Online.
Past Recipients
2009: Dr. Luciano Floridi (University of Hertfordshire)
2008: Dr. Terry Bynum (Southern Connecticut State University)
2007: Dr. David Chalmers (Australian National University)
2006: Dr. James H. Moor (Dartmouth College)
2005: Dr. Hubert Dreyfus (UC Berkeley)
2004: Dr. Deborah Johnson (University of Virginia)
2003: Dr. Daniel Dennett (Tufts University)
2002: Dr. Patrick Suppes (Stanford University)