VHI Research Associate William Simpson PhD PhD has been awarded the Cardinal Mercier Prize 2021 (awarded to John F. Wippel in 1981, and to Nicholas Rescher in 2005) for his thesis, What’s the matter? Toward a neo-Aristotelian Ontology of Nature. This prestigious prize is given for monographs which are related to metaphysics, ‘first’ philosophy, or ontology in their relation to the contemporary world, in recognition of the recipient’s contribution to international philosophy. It is jointly awarded by The Institut Supérieur de Philosophie (ISP) of UCLouvain, and the Hoger Instituut Voor Wijsbegeerte (HIW) of KU Leuven.
William is currently a Junior Research Fellow in Philosophy, Theology, Religion and the Philosophy of Religion at Wolfson College, Cambridge, and a Research Associate in the Divinity Faculty, Cambridge.
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