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Larry May Date of Birth – April 26, 1952 1 Larry May Date of Birth – April 26, 1952 A. Education B.S., in International Affairs, Georgetown University, 1973 (with honors). M.A., in Philosophy, minor in Political Science, New School for Social Research, 1976. Ph.D., in Philosophy, minor in Political Science, New School for Social Research, 1977. Dissertation: “Law, Contract and Civil Morality: A Study in the Philosophy of Thomas Hobbes” 251 pp, Supervisor: Anthony Quinton (replacing Hannah Arendt) Edward J. Schoenbrod dissertation award, 1977 J.D., in Law, Washington University, 2000. B. Professional Appointments Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Connecticut-Storrs, Fall 1977 through Fall 1978. Visiting Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Spring 1979. Assistant, Associate and Professor of Philosophy, Purdue University, Fall 1979-Spring 1991. Professor of Philosophy, Washington University in St. Louis, Fall 1991-Spring 2009. Strategic Research Professor, Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, Charles Sturt and Australian National Universities, half-time appointment, 2007-2011; adjunct professor 2014-. W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Law, and Professor of Political Science, Vanderbilt University, Fall 2009- Affiliated Faculty and Executive Board member, Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2013- C. Publications I. Authored Books [1] The Morality of Groups, University of Notre Dame Press, 1987, 200 pages. [2] Sharing Responsibility, University of Chicago Press, 1992, 204 pages. [3] The Socially Responsive Self, University of Chicago Press, 1996, 209 pages. [4] Masculinity and Morality, Cornell University Press, 1998, 188 pages. [5] Praying for a Cure, co-authored with Peggy DesAutels and Margaret Pabst Battin, Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1999, 139 pages. [6] Crimes Against Humanity: A Normative Account, Cambridge University Press, 2005, 310 pages. Award for best book in social philosophy, North American Society for Social Philosophy Honorable mention, American Society of International Law Outstanding Academic Title, American Library Association’s Choice Magazine Chapter 6 translated into Spanish, 2009. Excerpts reprinted in Philosophical Problems in Law, ed. David Adams, Cengate, 2012. [7] War Crimes and Just War, Cambridge University Press, 2007, 341 pages. Frank Chapman Sharp Prize for best book on the philosophy of war and peace, awarded by the American Philosophical Association every two years Outstanding Academic Title, American Library Association’s Choice Magazine Excerpts of 3 chs. reprinted in Ethics of War and Violence, ed. Asa Kasher, Routledge Press, 2013. [8] Aggression and Crimes Against Peace, Cambridge University Press, 2008, 356 pages. Book of the year prize, International Association of Penal Law (American Section) [9] Genocide: A Normative Account, Cambridge University Press, 2010, 281 pages. [10] Global Justice and Due Process, Cambridge University Press, 2011, 251 pages. [11] After War Ends: A Philosophical Perspective, Cambridge University Press, 2012, 248 pages. [12] Limiting Leviathan: Hobbes on Law and International Affairs, Oxford Univ. Press, 2013, 260 pages. [13] Proportionality in International Law, co-authored with Michael Newton, Oxford UP, 2014, 323 pages. [14] “Contingent Pacifism” under review, 366 MS pages. [15] “International Tribunals: A Normative Defense” co-authored with Shannon Fyfe, 103 MS pages. [16] “Necessity in International Law,” co-authored with Jens Ohlin, just begun. 2 II. Edited Books [1] Collective Responsibility, co-edited with Stacey Hoffman, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1991, 292 pages. [2] Rethinking Masculinity, co-edited with Robert Strikwerda, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1992, 236 pages. Second edition, co-edited with Robert Strikwerda and Patrick Hopkins, 1996, 325 pages. [3] Applied Ethics: A Multicultural Approach, co-edited with Shari Sharratt, Prentice-Hall, 1994, 552 pages; 2nd ed., co-edited with Shari Collins-Chobanian and Kai Wong, 1997, 654, pages; 3rd ed., 2002, 686 pages; 4th ed. 2006, 684 pages; 5th ed. with Kai Wong and Jill Delston, 2011, 576 pages; 6th ed. with Jill Delston, forthcoming in 2015. [4] Mind and Morals: Ethics and Cognitive Science, co-edited with Marilyn Friedman and Andy Clark, Bradford Books/The MIT Press, 1996, 315 pages. Translated into Korean, Seoul, Korea: Ulyuck Publishing House, 2013. [5] Hannah Arendt: Twenty Years Later, co-edited with Jerome Kohn, The MIT Press, 1996, 384 pages. [6] Liberty, Equality, and Plurality, co-edited with Christine Sistare and Jonathan Schonsheck, University Press of Kansas, 1997, 314 pages. [7] Legal Philosophy: Multiple Perspectives, co-edited with Nancy Snow and Angela Bolte, Mayfield Publishing Co. (now McGraw Hill), 2000, 808 pages. [8] Rights and Reason: Essays in Honor of Carl Wellman, co-edited with Marilyn Friedman, Kate Parsons, and Jennifer Stiff, Kluwer Publishers, 2000, 273 pages. [9] Groups and Group Rights, co-edited with Christine Sistare and Leslie Francis, University Press of Kansas, 2001, 307 pages. [10] The Morality of War, co-edited with Eric Rovie and Steve Viner, Prentice-Hall, Publishers, 2006, 463 pages. Translated into Chinese, 2006. [11] War: Essays in Political Philosophy, with the assistance of Emily Crookston, Cambridge University Press, 2008, 325 pages. [12] Philosophy of Law: Classic and Contemporary Readings, co-edited with Jeff Brown, Wylie/Blackwell Publishing Co., 2010, 624 pages. [13] International Criminal Law and Philosophy, co-edited with Zachary Hoskins, Cambridge University Press, 2010, 258 pages. [14] Procedural Justice, co-edited with Paul Morrow, Ashgate Publishers, 2012, 513 pages. [15] Morality, Jus Post Bellum, and International Law, co-edited with Andrew Forcehimes, Cambridge University Press, 2012, 271 pages. [16] Jus Post Bellum and Transitional Justice, co-edited with Elizabeth Edenberg, Cambridge University Press, 2013, 335 pages. [17] Grotius and Law, co-edited with Emily McGill, Ashgate Publishers, 2014, 532 pages. [18] “Weighing the Lives of Soldiers and Civilians,” co-edited with Jens Ohlin and Claire Finkelstein. III. Journal Editing Co-Editor, with Marilyn Friedman, of “Symposium on Empathy and Ethics,” Ethics, Vol. 105, no. 4 (July 1995), pp. 707-763. Guest Editor, Studies in the History of Ethics, on-line journal, special issue on “Historical Perspectives on the Ethics of War,” Spring 2006 Guest Editor, with Raimo Tuomela, special issue on “Collective Responsibility,” Journal of Social Philosophy, vol. 38, no. 3, Fall 2007. Guest Editor, with Joanna Kyriakakis, special issue on “International Criminal Law and Philosophy,” Criminal Law and Philosophy, Fall 2010. IV. Scholarly Articles [1] “The Legal Philosophy of Felix Frankfurter,” Thoughts on Politics, Vol. 3, no. 1 (Spring 1977), pp 28- 43. [2] “Hobbes’s Contract Theory,” Journal of the History of Philosophy, Vol. 18, no. 2 (April 1980), pp. 195 207. Reprinted in Critical Assessments of Thomas Hobbes, edited by Preston King, NY: Routledge, 1992. 3 Also reprinted in Hobbes on Law, edited by Claire Finkelstein, Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2005, pp. 311-327. [3] “Sexual Harassment,” co-authored with John C. Hughes, Social Theory and Practice, Vol. 6, no. 3 (Fall 1980), pp 249-280. [4] “Paternalism and Self-Interest,” Journal of Value Inquiry, Vol. 14, no. 4 (Fall and Winter 1980), pp 195-216. [5] “Privacy and Property,” Philosophy in Context, Vol. 10 (1980), pp 40-53. [6] “Professional Actions and Professional Liabilities,” Business and Professional Ethics Journal, Vol. 2, no. 1 (Fall 1982), pp. 1-14. Reprinted in Beyond Whistleblowing: Defining Engineers’ Responsibilities, edited by Vivian Weil, Chicago: Illinois Institute of Technology, 1983, pp. 211-227. [7] “On Conscience,” American Philosophical Quarterly, Vol. 20, no. 1 (January 1983), pp. 57-67. [8] “Vicarious Agency and Corporate Responsibility,” Philosophical Studies, Vol. 43 (1983), pp. 69-82. Reprinted in Profits and Responsibility, Patricia Werhane and Kendall D’Andrade, editors, New York and Toronto: The Edwin Mellen Press, 1985, pp. 150-166. Also reprinted in The Spectrum of Responsibility, edited by Peter French, NY: St. Martin’s Press, 1991, pp. 313-324. [9] Professional Responsibility for Harmful Actions, co-authored with Martin Curd, Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co., 1984, 30 pages. Partially reprinted in Ethical Issues in the Professions, edited by Peter Windt, et al, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1989, pp. 278-281. Also reprinted in Engineering Ethics, edited by Michael Davis, Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2005. [10] “Litigating Against Poverty: Legal Services and Group Representation,” co-authored with Marie Failinger, The Ohio State Law Journal, Vol. 45, no. 1 (1984), pp. 1-56. Read into the Congressional Record, 1985. Selections reprinted in Alan K. Chen, Public Interest Layering: A Contemporary Perspective, Cambridge, MA: Aspen Publishers, Inc., 2012. [11] “Minimal Justice and the World Hunger Problem,” Agriculture, Change and Human Values: Proceedings of a Multidisciplinary Conference, Richard Haynes, editor, Gainesville, FL: University of Florida, 1984, Vol. II, pp. 750-761. [12] “Harming Women as a Group,” co-authored with Marilyn Friedman, Social Theory and Practice, Vol. 11, no. 2 (Summer 1985), pp. 207-234. [13] “The Moral Adequacy of Kohlberg’s Moral Development Theory,” Moral Dilemmas: Philosophical and Psychological Issues in the Development of Moral Reasoning, Carol Harding, editor, Chicago: Precedent
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