Announcment here. The Schock Prize is about as close to a "Nobel" as philosophy has, although as the title suggests, it tends to lean a bit more towards those with work related to logic than a pure philosophy prize would. Still, past recipients include Quine, Rawls, Kripke, Nagel, Putnam, and Dummett, among others. Kaplan is an obvious choice, and I would expect in the next decade to see some of Kit Fine, Tyler Burge, Timothy Williamson, Robert Stalnaker, Allan Gibbard, and/or Brian Skyrms recognized as well.
People should understand what precipitated my remarks here at Leiter Reports. Also, a few replies and comments on the conversation:…




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