Vincent Luizzi
Appearance
Vincent Luizzi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1948 (age 77–78) Endicott, New York, U.S. |
| Spouse | James Shew |
| Awards | Fulbright Specialist in Law (South Africa and Bosnia), Special Award of International Society for Universalism, Phi Beta Kappa |
| Education | |
| Education | University of Rochester (A.B., 1970) University of Pennsylvania, (Ph.D., 1973) Boston University School of Law (J.D., 1976) |
| Thesis | A Naturalistic Theory of Justice: A Critique of C. I. Lewis' Ethics (1973) |
| Elizabeth Flower | |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| Pragmatism | |
| Institutions | Texas State University |
Main interests | Philosophy of law, legal ethics |
Notable ideas | Legal ethics as a source for a universal ethic. People’s Courts as a guide for rethinking law, judging, and punishment. |
Vincent Luizzi is an American philosopher and Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Texas State University (1976–2022).[1] He is known for his expertise in legal ethics and philosophy of law.[2] Luizzi was longtime Chair of Philosophy at Texas State University (1982-2014). A member of the State Bar of Texas, he served as a municipal judge in San Marcos, Texas[3][4][5] and as a magistrate in and for the State of Texas, 1983-2018.
Books
[edit]- Appeal to the People’s Court: Rethinking Law, Adjudication, and Punishment, Brill, 2018.
- New and Old World Philosophy, with Audrey McKinney, Prentice Hall, 2001
- A Case for Legal Ethics: Legal Ethics as a Source for a Universal Ethic, with a foreword by John R. Silber, State University of New York Press, 1993.
- A Naturalistic Theory of Justice: Critical Commentary and Readings on C.I. Lewis's Ethics, University Press of America, 1981.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Vincent Luizzi ('76) appointed Interim Chief Diversity Officer at Texas State University School of Law". www.bu.edu. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ↑ "Advocates of Objectivism Make New Inroads". The Chronicle of Higher Education. 13 July 2007. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ↑ "Introduction: Leadership ethics in Africa". Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ↑ "Philosophical dialogue on mental health, music features Juilliard artists". Texas State University. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ↑ "Texas State headed to National Ethics Bowl competition". www.sjzyongwang.com. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
External links
[edit]- Vincent Luizzi at Texas State University
- A Case for Legal Ethics Suny Series, Ethical Theory by Vincent Luizzi on YouTube
Categories:
- 21st-century American philosophers
- Analytic philosophers
- American philosophy academics
- American philosophers of law
- American political philosophers
- University of Pennsylvania alumni
- University of Rochester alumni
- Texas State University faculty
- Living people
- Municipal judges in the United States
- American philosopher stubs