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They are: Richard Holton (Cambridge) and Helen Steward (Leeds). In addition, Philip Kitcher (Columbia) was elected a Corresponding Fellow.
ADDENDUM: Professor Holton kindly calls to my attention that David Dyzenhaus, on the law and philosophy faculties at the University of Toronto, and well-known for his work on Carl Schmitt, was also elected a Corresponding Fellow.
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