GREGORY VELAZCO y TRIANOSKY
address: Department of Philosophy phone: (818) 662-0361 (h)
California State University (818) 677-6462 (w)
18111 Nordhoff St. #8253
Northridge, CA 91330-8253
e-mail address:
academic history:
California State University, Northridge (CSUN), Professor of Philosophy, 1998-present; and Professor of Chicana/o Studies, 1998-2003.
Scripps College, Visiting Instructor, Spring Term, 2008.
CSUN, Member of the American Indian Studies Program Committee, 2002-2008.
CSUN, Chair, Department of Philosophy, August 2002-May 2008.
CSUN, Administrator-in-Charge, College of Humanities, most of spring semester 2001.
CSUN, Associate Dean, College of Humanities, 1998-2001.
Visiting Associate Professor, Calvin College, Spring Term 1997.
Olivet College, Associate Professor of Philosophy & Chair, College Diversity Committee; and Michigan State University (MSU) College of Human Medicine, Adjunct Associate Professor of Clinical Ethics, 1995-1998.
University of Michigan-Flint, Associate Professor of Philosophy & member of the Teaching Faculty, Mexican-American Latino/a Studies Program (MALAS), with tenure, 1992-1995.
University of Auckland (N.Z.), Visiting Professor, July-August 1992.
UM-Flint Assistant Professor of Philosophy, tenure track, and MSU Adjunct Assistant Professor of Clinical Ethics, 1989-1992.
University of San Diego, Assistant Professor, tenure track,
1988-1989.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Assistant
Professor, tenure track, 1982-1988.
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Visiting Assistant Professor,
Spring-Summer term (May-June) 1981, 1985.
Illinois State University, Assistant Professor, 1980-1982.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Instructor,
tenure track, 1979-1980.
Purdue University, Instructor, tenure track, 1978-1979.
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Ph.D., 1980; M.A. 1977.
Georgetown University, A.B., 1974, Magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa.
publications*:
“Savages, Wild Men, Monstrous Races: The Social Construction of Race in the Early Modern Era” in Beauty Unlimited, Peggy Zeglin Brand, ed. (Indiana University Press, 2012).
“Mestizaje and Hispanic Identity,” in Blackwell Companion Guide To Latin American Philosophy, Otavio Bueno, Susana Nuccetelli, and Ofelia Schutte, eds. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009).
“Where Do Virtues Get Their Goodness? The Case of Kindness”, in Conceptions of Virtue East and West, Kim-Chong Chong and Yuli Liu, eds. (Marshall Cavendish Academic Press of Singapore, 2006).
“Blackness, Hypodescent, and Essentialism: Commentary on McPherson and Shelby’s ‘Blackness and Blood’”, symposia on gender, race and philosophy, 1 (Spring 2005), no. 1, http://web.mit.edu/sgrp/2005/no1/VelazcoyTrianosky0505.pdf (inaugural online issue)
“Beyond Mestizo Identity: The Future of Race in America”, in New Faces in a Changing America: Multiracial Identity in the 21st Century, Herman L. deBose and Loretta I. Winters, eds. (Sage Publishing, 2002), reprinted in Contemporary Moral Issues: Diversity and Consensus, Lawrence Hinman, ed. (Prentice-Hall, 3rd and 4th editions, 2005, 20012).
“Supererogation”, Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Edward Craig, ed. (Routledge, 1998).
“Book Note on: David Carr, Educating the Virtues”, ethics (October 1992).
“Natural Affection and Responsibility for Character: A Critique of Kantian Views of the Virtues”, in Identity, Character, and Morality, Owen Flanagan and Amelie Rorty, eds., (MIT Press, 1990): 93-109.
“What is Virtue Ethics All About?” american philosophical quarterly 27 (October 1990): 335-344. Reprinted in: Virtue Ethics: A Critical Reader, Daniel Statman, ed. (Georgetown University Press, 1997).
“On Cultivating Moral Character: Comments on ‘Moral Reasons in Confucian Ethics’”, journal of chinese philosophy 16 (1989): 345-354.
“Rightly Ordered Appetites: How to Live Morally and Live Well”, american philosophical quarterly 25 (January 1988): 1-12.
“Virtue, Action, and the Good Life: Toward a Theory of the Virtues”, pacific philosophical quarterly 68 (June 1987): 124-147.
“When the Physician and Family Don't See Eye to Eye”, medical ethics for the physician 2 (February 1987): 7, 10.
“Is There Life After Libertarianism? A Review of H. Tristram Engelhardt, Foundations of Bioethics”, medical humanities review I (Inaugural Issue, January 1987): 15-20.
“Supererogation, Wrongdoing, and Vice: On the Autonomy of the Ethics of Virtue”, journal of philosophy 82 (January 1986): 26-40. Reprinted in Ethical Theory 2: Theories About How We Should Live, James Rachels, ed. (Oxford University Press, 1998).
“Moral Integrity and Moral Psychology: A Refutation of Two Accounts of the Conflict Between Utilitarianism and Integrity”, journal of value inquiry 20 (1986): 279-288.
“Book Note on: L.W. Sumner, et. al., eds., Pragmatism and Purpose: Essays Presented to Thomas Goudge”, ethics 92 (July 1982): 802-3.
“A Double Review of: John Ladd, ed., Ethical Issues Relating To Life & Death, and Philip Devine, The Ethics of Homicide”, philosophical review 90 (October 1981): 633-637.
“Rule-Utilitarianism and the Slippery Slope”, journal of philosophy 75 (August 1978): 414-424.
“On the Obligation to be Virtuous: Shaftesbury and the Question, Why Be Moral?”, journal of the history of philosophy 16 (July 1978): 280-300.
*the author has previously published under the name “Gregory Trianosky”.
invited papers and presentations:
Speaker, “Fernando Fortunato Vizcarrondo’s “¿Y tu agüela a’onde ejtá?”[“And yo’ granma where she at?]”: Hypocrisy, Humanity and the Performance of Race in Puerto Rico,” National Association of Ethnic Studies, April 2009; Hampshire College, April 2005 (invited speaker).
Invited Speaker (one of four speakers), “Savages, Scythians, and Wild Men: Creativity in The Western Imaginary in the First Moments of European Contact”, Panel on Race and Aesthetics, American Society for Aesthetics Annual Meeting, November 2007.
Invited Presenter (one of three speakers), “Immigration, Identity, and The Law”, Panel on Immigration arranged by the APA Committee on Hispanics in Philosophy, American Philosophical Association, Eastern Division, December 2006.
Invited Presenter, Major Workshop on “Ethics Today: On Campus and in the World”, National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE), New York, June 2005.
Invited Speaker (one of two speakers, with Ofelia Schutte), “‘¿Que Somos? ¿Como Somos?[What are we?What are we like?]’: Latino/a Philosophy in the US”, Panel on Latino/a and Latin American Philosophy arranged by the APA Committee on Hispanics in Philosophy, American Philosophical Association, Eastern Division, December 2004.
Invited Speaker, “Radical Race: Reconceiving Our Idea of Blackness”, Keynote Address, California Roundtable for the Philosophy of Race, University of San Francisco, September 2004; Hampshire College, November 2003, California State University Long Beach, March 2003; California State University Fullerton September 2001.
Invited Speaker, “Mestizo Identity: The Future of Race in America”, University of San Diego, April 2003; Western Michigan State University, Martin Luther King Day January 1996.
Invited Speaker, “Judging the Past: Prophetic Challenge and Moral Responsibility”, Occidental College, October 2005; California State University, Long Beach, March 2003; University of New Mexico, February 2003.
Commentator, “The Unity of the Virtues: A Reply to Halper”, American Philosophical Association, Central Division, April 1996.
Panelist, “Promoting Diversity at Olivet College”, Conference on American Pragmatism and Teaching & Learning in a Multicultural Society, SUNY-New Paltz, November 1995.
Invited Speaker, “The Power of Love: The Altruistic Virtues as Powers”, Michigan State University, November 1995; Western Michigan University, January 1996.
Visiting Professor Lecture, “Health Care Professionals and Mandatory Disclosure of HIV Status”, Genesys Regional Medical Center, September 1995.
Invited Speaker, “Conflicts Between Professional Rights and Treatment Responsibilities”, VHA Michigan Respiratory Therapy Roundtable, July 1995.
Workshop Leader, “Understanding Hiring Barriers for Minority Faculty”, Conference on Celebrating Diversity, Hollins College, March 1995.
Invited Speaker, “‘The Tears of the Indians’: Genocide and the Spanish Conquest”, Wayne State University, February 1995; Hollins College, February 1995; Michigan State University, October 1995.
Visiting Professor Lecture, “Cost Containment and Medical Ethics”, Genesys County Regional Medical Center, April 1995.
Visiting Professor Lecture, “Physician-Assisted Suicide in the US and the Netherlands”, Genesys County Regional Medical Center, March 1995.
Visiting Professor Lecture, “Medical Ethics: Confidentiality and Computerization”, Genesys County Regional Medical Center, January 1995.
Featured Speaker, “The Ethics of Confidentiality”, Genesee County Health Department, In-Service Training, Fall 1994.
Featured Speaker, "Ethical Issues Regarding Physician-Assisted Suicide", Michigan State Medical Society Annual Meeting, November 1992.
Invited Speaker, “Christopher Columbus and ‘The Tears of the Indians’”, Hope College, October 1992.
Invited Speaker, “Christopher Columbus and Our Hispanic Heritage”, LeMoyne College, October 1991; Hope College, September 1992.
Invited Speaker, “‘The Noble Savage’: European Images of non-European Peoples 1492-1800”, University of Otago (N.Z.), August 1992.
Commentator, “The Virtues of Quasi-Obligation: A Reply to Mellema”, American Philosophical Association, Central Division, April 1992.
Speaker, “Where Do Virtues Get Their Goodness? The Case of Kindness”, American Philosophical Association, Pacific Division, March 1991. Longer version read April 1991 at San Jose State University, University of California-Riverside, Pomona College, and University of California-Davis; October 1991 at LeMoyne College; January 1992 at Michigan State University; July-August 1992 at Massey University (N.Z.), Victoria University (N.Z.), University of Otago (N.Z.), and University of Auckland (N.Z.).
Featured Speaker, “Making Moral Decisions”, Medical Grand Rounds, McLaren Hospital, February 1991.
Featured Speaker, various topics, monthly Ethics Conference, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Family Practice Residency, Genesys Regional Medical Center, 1990-1995.
Commentator on Invited Paper, “Moral Motivation and the Definition of Morality: A Reply to Shun”, American Philosophical Association, Eastern Division, December 1990.
Principal Speaker (one of four), “On Defining The Supererogatory”, Conference on Supererogation, Center for the Study of Ethics, Western Michigan University, November 1990.
Principal Speaker (one of four speakers, with Annette Baier, Adrian Piper, and Michael Stocker), “‘The Noble Savage’ and Responsibility for Character: A Critique of Kantian Views of the Virtues”, Conference on Character and Morality (sponsored by Radcliffe College), April 1988.
Principal Speaker (one of four), Public Conference on Justice in Health Care (Program in the Humanities and Human Values, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), April 1988.
Speaker, “How to Get Credit for Your Virtues”, American Philosophical Association, Pacific Division, March 1988.
Commentator, “On Cultivating Moral Character: A Reply to Shun”, Conference on Moral Reasoning in China: An East-West Dialogue (California State University at Fullerton), February 1988.
Featured Speaker, “Libertarianism and Medical Ethics”, Society for Health and Human Values (constituent body of the American Association of Medical Colleges), Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., November 1987.
Speaker, “How to Be Good Without Thinking About It”, Virginia Commonwealth University, October 1987.
Commentator, “Prudence and Future Vulnerability to Harm: Winston on Responsibility to Oneself”, American Philosophical Association, Pacific Division, March 1987.
Principal Speaker (one of five, with Annette Baier, Larry Blum, Adrian Piper, and Christina Hoff Summers), “Virtue, Action, and the Good Life: Toward a Theory of the Virtues”, University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) Conference on The Personal Turn in Ethics, April 1987. Also read at Davidson College, March 1986.
Commentator, “Virtue and Duty: A Reply to Taylor”, opening session, University of San Diego Institute on the Virtues, February 1986.
Speaker, “A New Model for Ethical Decisions Involving Death and Dying”, Clinical Scholars Program, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, December 1985.
Speaker, “On Being Human: The Relevance of the Concept of a Person for Ethical Theory”, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 1981.
Speaker, “Rule-Utilitarianism and the Slippery Slope”, American Philosophical Association, Western Division, Spring 1978.
teaching interests:
1) ethics. All types and levels, including: introductory, meta-ethics and normative ethics (upper-division undergraduate or graduate), bioethics, business ethics, contemporary moral problems, and history of ethics.
2) history and philosophy of race. Especially:
Contemporary Philosophies of Race and Racism
Origins of Modern Racism 1492-1800 (survey course)
Philosophy and the European Conquest (selected topics in-depth)
3) social-political philosophy. Especially:
Contemporary Social and Political Philosophy
Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau: Social Contract and Historical Context
4) history of philosophy and history of ethics. Especially:
The Philosophy of David Hume
The British Empiricists
The Eighteenth-Century British Moralists
teaching/service experience:
1)Full-time teaching experience includes:
Teaching introductory-level, intermediate, and graduate-level ethics and history of ethics; bioethics; graduate-level courses in American Studies, Chicano/a Studies, and Humanities; graduate-level British Empiricism and Philosophy in Literature courses; social-political philosophy; various courses in the history and philosophy of race.
Teaching in the Chicano/a Studies Department, CSUN (graduate and undergraduate levels) 1998-2002.
Faculty Advisor to the Philosophy Club, University of Michigan-Flint, 1991-1995.
Teaching for the M.L.S. Program in American Culture, University of Michigan-Flint 1992-1995.
Faculty member in the Honors Program, Illinois State University, 1981-2.
Faculty Advisor to the Philosophy Club, Illinois State University, 1980-2.
Member of American Studies Program faculty at Purdue University 1978-9.
2) Multicultural and Minority Affairs:
Co-Founder & Co-Organizer, California Roundtable for Philosophy and Race (annual conference), 2004-2008.
Lead Instructor & Co-Instructor, “Summer Philosophy Camp for Korean-American Middle- and High-School Students” (camp for academically-gifted Korean-American students, organized by The 5% Club, a subsidiary of USAEdunews, Inc., a Korean-American educational organization), Summer 2005-Summer 2006; speaker at various workshops at the Korean-American Educational Center (Los Angeles).
Member, CSUN American Indian Studies Program Committee, 2002-2009.
Member, American Philosophical Association Committee on Hispanics, 1998-2002, 2006-2008.
Faculty Co-Sponsor, CSUN CAUSA (Central American United Students Association), 1999-2002.
Founding Faculty Sponsor, Olivet College MEChA Chapter, 1996-1998.
Chair & Co-Chair, College Diversity Committee (administering a $15,000 budget), Olivet College, 1995-1998.
Co-Founder, “Race & Racism Reading Group,” housed in Department of Philosophy, UM-Ann Arbor (1995-1997)
Member of Teaching Faculty, Mexican American-Latino/a Studies Program (MALAS) (1994-1995)
Member Adolfo Ayala Memorial Scholarship Selection Committee (1990-1995)
Honorary Member University of Michigan-Flint Latino Students Club (1989-1995)
Member, “Understanding Hate” Faculty Group, UM-Flint (1993-94)
Faculty member in Pilot Course Project on Diversity in the Curriculum, UM-Flint (1993-1994)
Member Steering Committee for Multicultural Studies Program in the New School of Applied Science, UM-Flint (1991-1993)
Member University of Michigan-Flint Advisory Committee for the Japan Center for Michigan Universities (1989-1993)
Co-chair and co-founder University Planning Committee for the Commemoration of the Columbian Quincentennary, UM-Flint (1992)
Inaugural member of Advisory Committee on Bilingual Education, UM-Flint (1989-1990).
Co-Chair and Trainer, UM-Flint Capitalizing on Diversity Program: a program to train community, business, and government groups to deal more constructively with race, gender, and class differences (1989-1991)