Abstract

The Board of Officers of the American Philosophical Association announces the sixth prize competition funded by the Matchette Foundation. The nature of and conditions for the prize are as follows: "a prize awarded biennially for work of outstanding philosophic merit published since the closing date of the last previous competition. The prize would normally be awarded to the author of a book. It could, however, be awarded to the author of a number of closely related articles or even of a single exceptionally distinguished article. Decided preference is to be given to the work of younger philosophers. " The amount of the prize is $5,000. Nominations may be made by any member of the Association, and should be submitted to the Executive Secretary. Authors should not hesitate to submit their own publications for consideration. The present competition is restricted to books and articles bearing an imprint of 1979-80. Those making nominations should insure that two copies of the work upon the basis of which the nomination is made be sent to the Executive Secretary. All nominations should be sent to: John O'Connor, Executive Secretary, American Philosophical Association, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19711. Nominations must be received by 15 March 1981.