Dear colleagues,<br><br>the Department of Philosophy is delighted to announce the first ever call for nominations of student papers for the new Wubnig Prize in the History of Philosophy. Students who write an essay on the history of philosophy for any course (whether or not it's a Philosophy course) are eligible to win this prize. Thus, for instance, a student writing a paper on the history of Russian philosophy for the REES 271 is eligible for the award. The contest will be adjudicated in March 2010, but please do keep your eyes peeled for papers that might be good candidates for this prize in your fall and winter courses. You may submit candidate essays by email to Professor Joseph Novak, Acting Chair of the Department of Philosophy at <a href="mailto:jnovak@uwaterloo.ca">jnovak@uwaterloo.ca</a>.<br clear="all">
<br>TERMS OF THE AWARD<br>
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1. One <span class="il">prize</span> valued at $500.00 annually, funded by an annual
donation from Dr. Judith <span class="il">Wubnig</span>, will be paid out from an expendable fund
account.<br>
2. The <span class="il">prize</span> will be given to a graduate student who writes the best
essay on the History of Philosophy.<br>
3. The recipient will be selected by a committee of Faculty members
from the department of Philosophy. The committee will be chaired by
the Philosophy department Chair who will also appoint the committee
members.<br>
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APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCESS<br>
<ul><li>No application required.</li><li>Faculty members will submit the best essay on the "History of
Philosophy" from each related course to the Selection Committee who
will choose the best essay from all the entries.</li><li>The Selection Committee will meet in March each year to review
submissions.<br>
</li><li>Should the Selection Committee determine that no essay is
deemed
worthy of the <span class="il">prize</span>, no award will be granted in that year.</li></ul>
Sincerely,<br><br>Shannon Dea<br>-- <br>Assistant Professor and Associate Chair, Undergraduate Studies<br>Department of Philosophy<br>University of Waterloo<br>200 University Ave. W. <br>Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1<br>(519) 888-4567 (ext. 32778)<br>
FAX (519) 746-3097<br>