Vincent Luizzi

Vincent Luizzi
Born1948
Endicott, NY
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania (Ph.D.)
University of Rochester (A.B.)
Boston University School of Law (J.D.)
SpouseJames Shew
AwardsFulbright Specialist in Law (South Africa and Bosnia), Special Award of International Society for Universalism, Phi Beta Kappa
Era21st century Philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic and Pragmatism
InstitutionsTexas State University
ThesisA Naturalistic Theory of Justice: A Critique of C. I. Lewis' Ethics (1973)
Doctoral advisorElizabeth Flower
Main interests
philosophy of law and legal ethics
Notable ideas
Developed general approach to ethics from legal ethics; and to jurisprudence (regarding law, judging, and punishment), from a study of people’s courts, in each case moving from a seemingly restricted field to one with general or universal significance.

Vincent Luizzi is an American philosopher and Professor of Philosophy 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

  • 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

  1. ^ "Vincent Luizzi ('76) appointed Interim Chief Diversity Officer at Texas State University School of Law". www.bu.edu. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Advocates of Objectivism Make New Inroads". The Chronicle of Higher Education. 13 July 2007. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Introduction: Leadership ethics in Africa". Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Philosophical dialogue on mental health, music features Juilliard artists". Texas State University. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Texas State headed to National Ethics Bowl competition". www.sjzyongwang.com. Retrieved 29 April 2018.


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