Congratulations to the 2024/2025 Philosophy Department Prize Winners!

The Department of Philosophy is delighted to announce the winners of this year's Adams, Carrier, Bechtel, and Bowen Prizes. Congratulations to all of these deserving undergraduate and graduate students!

Adams Prize:
- Lucas Hustick for his senior thesis "Lying to Oneself"

The Adams Prize was established in 1974 in memory of Professor George Plimpton Adams and is awarded to students submitting a thesis or dissertation on a subject designated by the Department of Philosophy, preferably in the field of history of philosophy.

Carrier Prize:
- Emily Feng for her senior thesis "The Right to Free Exercise"
- Rachael Goodyer for her dissertation "The Human Factor"

The Carrier Prize was established in memory of Emily and Charles Carrier and is awarded to students submitting a thesis or dissertation on a subject in social, political, or moral philosophy.

Bechtel Prize:
- Pauliina Rumm for her paper “A Puzzle about Grounding and Specification”
- Isaijah Shadrach for his paper “Art is no Object”

The Bechtel Prize was established through the generosity of Edwin D. Bechtel and is awarded annually for the best essay on a philosophical subject.

Bowen Prize:
- Pauliina Rumm for her paper “A Tracking Theory of Moral Motivation”
- Jing Hwan Khoo for his paper “Ritual as a Mode of Dwelling in Time”
- Malcolm Morano for his paper “The Puzzle of Intelligibility and the Meaning of Life”

The Bowen Prize, established in 1938 by a bequest from Miss Maria Bowen as a memorial to her father who held the Alford professorship of Natural Religion, Moral Philosophy, and Civil Polity from 1853 to 1889, is awarded annually for the best essay upon a subject in moral or political philosophy.