Bruno Latour dies aged 75

The evening of 8th to 9th October saw the passing of Bruno Latour, Spinozaprijs Laureate 2020. The board of the Stichting Internationale Spinozaprijs mourns the death of this eminent thinker and commends his commitment during the run-up to the ceremony in November 2020. In spite of his illness, he inspired 800 viewers with his online […]

Award Ceremony 2022

On 17th November the Deputy Mayor of The Hague, Robert van Asten, will present the Spinozalens 2022 to Professor Martha C. Nussbaum at an event at Leiden University Campus The Hague (Wijnhaven). Professor Nussbaum will not be able to attend in person but will be awarded the prize and interviewed via video link. The evening […]

Ceremony Spinozalens Award 2020

Felix Meritus Amsterdam

On 24 November 2020, the French philosopher was awarded the Spinozalens 2020 by the Mayor of Amsterdam Femke Halsema. The evening was organized by the International Spinoza Award Foundation, the Embassy of the North Sea and Felix Meritis.

Martha Nussbaum laureate Spinozalens 2022

Cultuurhuis Amare

Michel Foucault laureate of 2021
Next year, the American philosopher Martha Nussbaum will be honored with the Spinozalens 2022. This was announced on 24 November 2021 by Prof. Jet Bussemaker, chairwoman of the jury and former Dutch Minister of Education, Culture, and Science. Nussbaum will be honored for her contribution to ethical reflections on the theme of health, risk, and society. As always, the members of the Spinozalens jury also chose to honor a historical thinker as a laureate for 2021: the French philosopher Michel Foucault. He will be honored with educational material, which will be released at the beginning of 2022.

Lecture Latour on The Parlement of Things

On 23 November, the day before receiving the Spinozalens 2020, Bruno Latour, known for his studies on science, technology and political ecology, discussed his notion of the Parliament of Things in a live-stream. The video of the event, organized by Radboud Reflects, the  International Spinoza Award Foundation and the Embassy of the North Sea, had […]