Winner and runner-up of the ISOS Essay Prize 2025

Winner 2025

"Let’s talk about the metaphysics of intersectionality—but let’s take it slow“ by Ying Huang.

Ying Huang obtained her PhD from Brown University in May 2024, co-supervised by Elizabeth Miller and Joshua Schechter. She is currently an independent scholar. Email: yinghuang.phil@gmail.com

Runner-up 2025

"Normative Social Ontology“ by Dee Payton.

Dee Payton received her PhD from Rutgers University in 2021, Committee: Theodore Sider (Chair), Karen Bennett, Elisabeth Camp, Jonathan Schaffer, Katherine Ritchie (external). She is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Virginia. Email: dpayton@virginia.edu