loading . . . Sandel Wins 2025 Berggruen Prize Michael Sandel, professor of government at Harvard University, is the 2025 winner of the $1 million Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture. The Berggruen Institute hailed Sandel as âone of the worldâs leading thinkers and public intellectualsâ who âhas had far-reaching impact from the U.S. and Europe to Asia and Latin America through his scholarship and teachings on justice, ethics, markets, and democracy.â News of the prize was announced by Time magazine. In a press release about the prize, the Institute said: The impact and reach of his exploration of morality, dignity, and the common good within society and public discourse are unrivaled. âProfessor Sandelâs work has left a profound mark on the global intellectual landscape,â said Yuk Hui, Chair of the Berggruen Prize Jury. âHis critiques of neoliberalism, meritocratic ideology, and populism speak to the most urgent questions of our time,â he continued. Sandel is the author of Liberalism and the Limits of Justice (1982), Whatâs the Right Thing to Do? (2009), What Money Canât Buy (2012), The Tyranny of Merit (2020), among other works. He is also known for his public philosophy, including his BBC programs The Public Philosopher and The Global Philosopher. He has participated in many public forums, and according to the Institute, âhis lectures have packed such venues as St. Paulâs Cathedral (London), the Sydney Opera House (Australia), Madridâs Plaza de España, the Delacorte Theater in New Yorkâs Central Park, and an outdoor stadium at Yonsei University in Seoul (S. Korea), where 14,000 people came to hear him speak.â In an interview at Time, when asked âIf you were describing what you had done to win the prize, what would you say?â, Sandel said: What Iâve tried to do is to use philosophy as an invitation to a more robust citizenship than weâve become accustomed to, to prompt public deliberation about big questions that matter, such as what makes for a just society and how can we seek the common good. The Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture is âgiven annually to honor a thinker whose body of work has led us to find wisdom, direction, and improved self-understanding in a world being rapidly transformed by profound social, technological, political, cultural, and economic change.â The jury for this yearâs prize consisted of Roger Ames, Antonio..
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