In 2025, the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation will award the prestigious Erasmus Prize to the American philosopher and historian of science Donna Haraway.

Donna Haraway studied zoology and philosophy at Colorado College, later earning a PhD in biology from Yale (1972). After teaching in Hawaii and Johns Hopkins, she became Professor of History of Consciousness and Feminist Studies at UC Santa Cruz (1980–retirement).

Haraway gained renown with A Cyborg Manifesto (1985), rethinking boundaries between human/machine, male/female, and nature/culture. She expanded these critiques in Primate Visions (1990) and later explored multispecies coexistence in When Species Meet (2007) and Staying with the Trouble (2016). Celebrated worldwide, she has influenced philosophy, art, and activism, receiving major awards including the J.D. Bernal Prize (2000).

Stine Jensen is a philosopher, author and podcaster. She is a professor of Public Philosophy at Erasmus University Rotterdam and a columnist for NRC Handelsblad. Jensen has written numerous philosophical children’s books and non-fiction works for adults on themes such as identity, emotions, grief, and spirituality. Her children’s book  Lieve Stine, weet jij het? won a Zilveren Griffel in 2015. She also hosts the popular daily podcast Zin van de Dag (“Meaning of the Day”), offering short reflections and insights on life’s wisdoms.