Lakatos Award - Definition

The Lakatos Award is given annually for a widely interpreted outstanding contribution to the philosophy of science, in the form of a book published in English during the previous six years.

The Award is in memory of Imre Lakatos and has been endowed by the Latsis Foundation. It is administered by the following committee:

• The Director of the London School of Economics (Chairman)
• Professor John Worrall (Convenor)
• Professor Hans Albert
• Professor Nancy Cartwright
• Professor Adolf Grünbaum
• Professor Philip Kitcher
• Professor Alan Musgrave
• Professor Michael Redhead

The Committee makes the Award on the advice of an independent and anonymous panel of selectors. The value of the Award is £10,000.

To take up an Award a successful candidate must visit the LSE and deliver a public lecture.

Winners

The Award has so far been won by:

• Bas Van Fraassen and Hartry Field (1986)
• Michael Friedman and Philip Kitcher (1987)
• Michael Redhead (1988)
• John Earman (1989)
• Elliott Sober (1991)
• Peter Achinstein and Alexander Rosenberg (1993)
• Michael Dummett (1994)
• Lawrence Sklar (1995)
• Abner Shimony (1996)
• Jeffrey Bub and Deborah Mayo (1998)
• Brian Skyrms (1999)
• Judea Pearl (2001)
• Penelope Maddy (2002)
• Patrick Suppes (2003)
• Kim Sterelny (2004)