The Avicenna Prize for Ethics in Science is awarded every two years by
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a List of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international coope ...
and rewards individuals and groups in the field of
ethics
Ethics or moral philosophy is a branch of philosophy that "involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior".''Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy'' The field of ethics, along with aesthetics, concer ...
in
science
Science is a systematic endeavor that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe.
Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earliest archeological evidence ...
.
The aim of the award is to promote ethical reflection on issues raised by advances in science and technology, and to raise global awareness of the importance of ethics in science. The prize was named after the 11th century
Persian physician and philosopher
Avicenna
Ibn Sina ( fa, ابن سینا; 980 – June 1037 CE), commonly known in the West as Avicenna (), was a Persian polymath who is regarded as one of the most significant physicians, astronomers, philosophers, and writers of the Islamic ...
(980-1038).
The Prize consists of a gold medal, a certificate, US$10,000, and a one-week academic visit to the
Islamic Republic of Iran.
Since it was founded, the award has been given to five individuals.
Award recipients
* 2004
Margaret Somerville, Canada
* 2006
Abdallah Daar, Canada
* 2010
Renzong Qiu, China
* 2015
Zabta Khan Shinwari, Pakistan
* 2019
Donald A. Brown, USA
References
External links
Official site
Science and technology awards
Philosophy awards
Awards established in 2004
UNESCO awards
{{sci-award-stub