THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
Prof. Robert Pippin to receive the prestigious Luhmann Science Prize
October 22, 2024
Prof. Robert B. Pippin’s wide-ranging scholarship encompasses studies of 19th-century philosophers like Hegel and Kant to 20th-century filmmakers such as Alfred Hitchcock and John Ford. For his contributions to the political, moral, and aesthetic self-image of society, Pippin will receive the Luhmann Science Prize from the Sparkasse Bielefeld Foundation on Dec. 9 in the Bielefeld Wissenswerkstadt, Germany. Previous winners include Ronald Dworkin, Quentin Skinner, Lorraine Daston and Pierre Rossanvallon. The Prize includes more than prestige; prize winners receive €25,000.