Vincent Luizzi | |
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| Born | 1948 Endicott, NY |
| 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 Pennsylvania (Ph.D.) University of Rochester (A.B.) Boston University School of Law (J.D.) |
| Thesis | A Naturalistic Theory of Justice: A Critique of C. I. Lewis' Ethics (1973) |
| Doctoral advisor | Elizabeth Flower |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 21st century Philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Analytic and Pragmatism |
| Institutions | Texas State University |
| 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.
