| Region: | Western philosophy |
| Era: | 21st century Philosophy |
| Vincent Luizzi | |
| Birth Date: | 1948 |
| Birth Place: | Endicott, NY |
| School Tradition: | Analytic and Pragmatism |
| Institutions: | Texas State University |
| Main Interests: | philosophy of law and legal ethics |
| Thesis Title: | A Naturalistic Theory of Justice: A Critique of C. I. Lewis' Ethics |
| Thesis Url: | https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10234015 |
| Thesis Year: | 1973 |
| Doctoral Advisor: | Elizabeth Flower |
| 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. |
| Spouse: | James Shew |
| Education: | University of Pennsylvania (Ph.D.) University of Rochester (A.B.) Boston University School of Law (J.D.) |
| Influences: | Mentors include Lewis White Beck and Robert Holmes (Rochester), Elizabeth Flower and Murray Murphey (Penn), and John Silber (BU Law). |
| Awards: | Fulbright Specialist in Law (South Africa and Bosnia), Special Award of International Society for Universalism, Phi Beta Kappa |
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 theState 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.