"Charles Taylor wins Kyoto Prize for Arts, Philosophy." THE GAZETTE November 11, 2008.

In Japan yesterday, renowned Montreal philosophy professor Charles Taylor was presented with the Kyoto Prize, one of the world's biggest cash awards. Often referred to as the "Japanese Nobel," the prize consists of a diploma, a 20-karat gold medal and 50 million yen ($604,000). Taylor, 76, is a professor emeritus at McGill University. He became a familiar face in Quebec over the past year through the Bouchard-Taylor Commission into religious diversity, which he co-chaired with historian and sociologist Gérard Bouchard. Taylor won the Kyoto Prize in the arts and philosophy category, one of two Canadians to pick up the award. . . . Further information is here: http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=743d35f2-53af-46c5-bac7-462781cda595.