The Golden Eurydice Award is presented for an outstanding contribution, or contributions over a period, in the field of biophilosophy. It is awarded by the International Forum for Biophilosophy which was established in Belgium by royal decree in 1988. Founding members included Herman Van Den Berghe.
The award
editThe award consists of a sculptured golden statue of Eurydice. Awardees must make a 20-minute presentation of their work at a special Golden Keynote evening event, which usually takes place in November/December each year. Awardees are also granted Honorary membership of the forum.
Award recipients
editRecipients include:
- 2013: Don Ihde, Albert Borgmann[1]
- 2009: Emile Aarts, Kevin Warwick[2]
- 2007: Craig Venter, Ananda Chakrabarty
- 2006: Eric Juengst[3]
- 2005: Jean-Pierre Changeux
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "acne – The Power of Information – Acne". thepowerofinformation.eu. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "ICTthatmakesthedifference.eu". www.ictthatmakesthedifference.eu. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ Juengst, Eric T. (February 12, 2009). Steinbock, Bonnie (ed.). "Population Genetic Research and Screening: Conceptual and Ethical Issues". The Oxford Handbook of Bioethics. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199562411.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-956241-1.