• Source: International Berkeley Society

      • The International Berkeley Society (IBS) is a US-based organization that is aimed at promoting interest in the life and work of the philosopher Bishop George Berkeley. Its president is currently Nancy Kendrick.


      Members and activities


      The society was established in 1975 and now has members all over the world, among them Colin Murray Turbayne (United States), Wolfgang Breidert (Germany), Katia Saporiti (University of Zurich, Switzerland), Geneviève Brykman (France, a former vice-president), James William Harold Hill (the Czech Republic), Miłowit Kuniński (Poland), Timo Airaksinen (Helsinki University, Finland, vice-president from 2006 to 2013), Roomet Jakapi (Estonia). Members pay a nominal annual fee and receive the Berkeley Briefs, an annual publication that includes news items and other announcements of interest to the Society and its members. The journal Berkeley Studies is published by Hampden-Sydney College on behalf of the society. The IBS conducts a variety of activities, e.g. runs conferences.


      Turbayne Essay Prize


      The IBS annually awards the Turbayne Prize to a member of the society who has written the best essay on an aspect of Berkeley's philosophy. Recipients of the award include:

      1990, Phillip D. Cummins, University of Iowa
      1991, Robert G. Muehlmann, University of Western Ontario
      1992, Lisa Downing, University of Illinois at Chicago
      1993, George Pappas, Ohio State University
      Alan Hausman, Hunter College, CUNY
      David Hausman, Dedman College
      1995, Stephen Harris, College of William & Mary
      1999, Margaret Atherton, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
      2001, John Carriero, University of California at Los Angeles
      Todd Ryan, Trinity College
      2003, Michael Collins Allers, University ofMichigan y
      2005, Laurence Carlin, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
      2007, Jeffrey McDonough, Harvard University
      2009, Sukjae Lee, Ohio State University
      2011, Stefan Storrie, Trinity College Dublin
      2013, Thomas Curtin, Trinity College Dublin
      2015, Nancy Kendrick, Wheaton College, Massachusetts


      References




      External links


      Official website

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