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Ralph Waldo Emerson Prize
The Ralph Waldo Emerson Award is a non-fiction literary award given by the Phi Beta Kappa society, the oldest academic society of the United States, for books that have made the most significant contributions to the humanities. Albert William Levi won the first of these awards, in 1960. Winners *1960: Albert William Levi, ''Philosophy and the Modern World'' (Indiana University Press) *1961: W. T. Stace, ''Mysticism and Philosophy'' (J.B. Lippincott) *1962: Herbert J. Muller, ''Freedom in the Ancient World'' (Harper & Brothers) *1963: Richard Hofstadter, ''Anti-intellectualism in American Life'' (Knopf) *1964: Thomas F. Gossett, ''Race: The History of An Idea in America'' (Southern Methodist University Press) *1965: Howard Mumford Jones, '' O Strange New World: American Culture - The Formative Years'' (Viking Press) *1966: John Herman Randall, Jr., ''The Career of Philosophy: From the German Enlightenment to the Age of Darwin'' (Columbia University Press) *1967: Robert Coles, '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phi Beta Kappa Society
The Phi Beta Kappa Society () is the oldest academic honor society in the United States, and the most prestigious, due in part to its long history and academic selectivity. Phi Beta Kappa aims to promote and advocate excellence in the liberal arts and sciences, and to induct the most outstanding students of arts and sciences at only select American colleges and universities. It was founded at the College of William and Mary on December 5, 1776, as the first collegiate Greek-letter fraternity and was among the earliest collegiate fraternal societies. Since its inception, 17 U.S. Presidents, 40 U.S. Supreme Court Justices, and 136 Nobel Laureates have been inducted members. Phi Beta Kappa () stands for ('), which means "Wisdom it. love of knowledgeis the guide it. helmsmanof life". Membership Phi Beta Kappa has chapters in only about 10% of American higher learning institutions, and only about 10% of these schools' Arts and Sciences graduates are invited to join the socie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
