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Date Added: June 28, 2008 03:36:02 PM
Charles Taylor, a 76-year-old McGill professor and one of the co-chairmen of the Bouchard-Taylor Commission, has won the Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy. The prize, which is often referred to as the "Japanese Nobel", consists of a gold medal and 50 million yen ($470,765) in cash. In March 2007, Taylor won the $1.5-million-U.S. Templeton Prize for broaden understanding of the otherworldly ...

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