Andrew Cooper Essay Prize, 2026
In 2026, we renamed our early career essay prize, in honour of our late executive committee member and friend, Andrew Cooper.
We had a clear winning essay:
- Why did Kant care about animals?", by Álvaro Rodríguez-González (University of Sheffield).
Álvaro will receive £500, and his essay will be published in Kantian Review (subject to editorial review). Congratulations Álvaro!
We also selected a runner up: Henning Kirschbaum (Mainz), with this paper "How to Know That Others Are Transcendentally Free:
Kant’s Causal Externalism about Knowledge".
The essay prize is kindly supported by Kantian Review, and is open to authors within five years of the award of their doctoral degree who are either affiliated with a UK Higher Education Institution, or a member of the UK Kant Society. Through the prize, we hope to encourage, reward, and promote early career Kant scholars.
2024 Essay Prize
2024 year saw the very first award of the UK Kant Society Essay Prize.
We are delighted to announce that the winning essay is "Nomads, Territory, and the Kantian State", by Anna Milioni, King's College London.
Anna wins £500, and her essay will be published in Kantian Review. Congratulations to Anna!
We also selected two runners up: Facundo Rodriguez from the University of Cambridge, and Mario Schärli, currently a visiting fellow at Princeton University. Congratulations to Facundo and Mario for their excellent papers.
The essay prize is kindly supported by Kantian Review, and is open to authors within five years of the award of their doctoral degree who are either affiliated with a UK Higher Education Institution, or a member of the UK Kant Society. Through the prize, we hope to encourage, reward, and promote early career Kant scholars. We hope you enjoy Anna's paper, and encourage you to explore the work of Facundo and Mario as well.
Look out for a call for papers later this year for the 2026 prize!
We are delighted to announce that the winning essay is "Nomads, Territory, and the Kantian State", by Anna Milioni, King's College London.
Anna wins £500, and her essay will be published in Kantian Review. Congratulations to Anna!
We also selected two runners up: Facundo Rodriguez from the University of Cambridge, and Mario Schärli, currently a visiting fellow at Princeton University. Congratulations to Facundo and Mario for their excellent papers.
The essay prize is kindly supported by Kantian Review, and is open to authors within five years of the award of their doctoral degree who are either affiliated with a UK Higher Education Institution, or a member of the UK Kant Society. Through the prize, we hope to encourage, reward, and promote early career Kant scholars. We hope you enjoy Anna's paper, and encourage you to explore the work of Facundo and Mario as well.
Look out for a call for papers later this year for the 2026 prize!