Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor wins first-ever Berggruen Prize
MONTREAL — Prominent Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor says he’s still getting over the shock of being named the first-ever recipient of the Berggruen Prize.
The Montreal philosopher and writer learned earlier this week of the accolade, which carries a US$1-million award from the Berggruen Institute, a California-based non-partisan think-tank founded in 2010.
Taylor, 84, will receive the honour on Dec. 1 in New York City.
The institute described it as annual prize to be awarded to a thinker “whose ideas are of broad significance for shaping human self-understanding and the advancement of humanity.”