John Corvino
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John Corvino (born 1969) is an American author, lecturer, and professor of philosophy at Wayne State University.[1]
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[edit] Early life and education
Corvino attended St. John's University in New York City, graduating with a bachelor of arts degree in 1990.[2] He earned his PhD in philosophy[3] at University of Texas at Austin in 1998.[2]
[edit] Career
Dr. Corvino is an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.[1] He began teaching there in 1998 and received tenure in 2007.[2] His focii are ethics, applied ethics, and early modern philosophy.[1] Other areas of philosophy which he has concentrated are the philosophy of religion, social philosophy, and political philosophy.[2] His dissertation involved David Hume, and Corvino has taught classes focusing on Hume as well as British empiricism.[2]
He has written and lectured extensively on gay rights.[2] He has also written on business ethics.[4][5]
Corvino has contributed to many academic journals and periodicals, including Gay and Lesbian Review Worldwide, Southwest Philosophy Review, Business Ethics Quarterly, Philosophical Quarterly, and Ethics. He is a columnist for Between the Lines and the online Independent Gay Forum.[2]
[edit] Works
- Corvino, John. (as editor and contributor) Same Sex: Debating the Ethics, Science, and Culture of Homosexuality, Rowman & Littlefield (Lanham, Maryland), 1997. ISBN 0-8476-8482-2
- Corvino, John. “How Not to Argue for Gay Rights,” in Juha Räikkä, ed., Do We Need Minority Rights?: Conceptual Issues, Kluwer Law International, 1996, pp. 215–235.
- Anthology
- Do We Need Minority Rights?, The Philosophy of Sex and Remapping the Humanities: Identity, Memory, Community, and (post)Modernity, Wayne State University Press, 2004.
- Lecture on DVD
- What's Morally Wrong with Homosexuality?, Paradise Valley Media, 2008.
[edit] Awards and honors
- President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, Wayne State University: 2006[2]
- Spirit of Detroit Award, Detroit City Council: 2004[2]
- College of Liberal Arts Teaching Award, Wayne State University: May 1999[2]
- Departmental Teaching Award, The University of Texas at Austin: Spring 1996, Fall 1996, Spring 1997[2]
[edit] Criticism and support
Reviewing Corvino's Same Sex in the Times Literary Supplement, Nigel Ashford commented that "the tone of the book — of reason and logic, respect for opponents and willingness to engage in intellectual combat — is set by Corvino himself in his examination of the case against homosexuality, and by the inclusion of a rebuttal of his own arguments."[6]
Among the other publications which reviewed Corvino's Same Sex is Washington Post Book World.
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c Official website at Wayne State University
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Curriculum Vitae for John Corvino at Wayne State University
- ^ Official website
- ^ “Reframing ‘Morality Pays’: Toward a Better Answer to ‘Why be Moral?’ in Business”, Journal of Business Ethics vol. 67 (August 2006), pp. 1-14.
- ^ “Loyalty in Business?”, Journal of Business Ethics vol. 41 (November/December 2002), pp. 179-185.
- ^ Ashford, Nigel. Review of Same Sex: Debating the Ethics, Science, and Culture of Homosexuality, Times Literary Supplement, 4 September 1998. p. 13.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Contemporary Authors Online[dead link], Gale, 2006. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Michigan: Thomson Gale. 2006.
- Selection from lecture on DVD What's Morally Wrong with Homosexuality? at YouTube
- Extended trailer for lecture on DVD What's Morally Wrong with Homosexuality? at Paradise Valley Media
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