Helmuth Plessner, born in Wiesbaden in 1892, was an important source of inspiration for European philosophy, biology and sociology and is still considered one of the most important representatives of "philosophical anthropology" today. The Helmuth Plessner Prize is endowed with 20,000 euros and is awarded every three years by the state capital of Wiesbaden in cooperation with the Helmuth Plessner Society to a renowned personality who has made an outstanding contribution to aspects of Plessner's work in philosophy.