The book also received the “Cheryl Frank Memorial Prize for 2010,” from the International Association for Critical Realism. Smith received for the same book the 2011 Honorable Mention Award for Professional and Scholarly Excellence from American Publisher’s, Philosophy category.
The book won the "Cheryl Frank Memorial Prize for 2010" from the International Association for Critical Realism, and Smith was awarded an Honorable Mention Award for Professional and Scholarly Excellence in 2011 from American Publishers, Philosophy category for the same book.