The Friedrich Nietzsche Prize or Friedrich-Nietzsche-Preis is a German literary award named after Friedrich Nietzsche and awarded by the state of Saxony-Anhalt. It was first awarded in 1996 for a German-language essayistic or philosophical work. The Friedrich Nietzsche Prize is endowed with 15,000 euros. It is awarded by the Prime Minister of Saxony-Anhalt on the basis of proposals by an international jury.
The Friedrich Nietzsche Prize is one of the most highly endowed awards in Germany, awarded exclusively for philosophical and essayistic achievements.
The International Friedrich Nietzsche Prize replaces the Friedrich Nietzsche Prize awarded by the state of Saxony-Anhalt between 1996 and 2012.
Recipients
1996: Wolfgang Müller-Lauter, Berlin 1998: , Basel 2000: Rüdiger Safranski, Berlin 2002: Marie-Luise Haase, Berlin and Michael Kohlenbach, Basel 2004: Durs Grünbein, Berlin 2006: Silvio Vietta, Hildesheim 2009: , Freiburg 2012: Andreas Urs Sommer, Heidelberg 2015: Martin Walser, Überlingen 2017: , Zürich 2019: Ágnes Heller, New York / Budapest 2022: Bettina Stangneth, Hamburg 2024: , Berlin
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