Christine Vitrano
Assistant Professor
Philosophy
Location: 3315 Boylan Hall
Phone: 718.951.5000 x6212
Fax: 718.951.4675
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While pursuing her Ph.D., Christine Vitrano was an ethics fellow at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. She was a visiting professor in the philosophy department at the City College of New York before coming to Brooklyn College.
Education:
Ph.D., CUNY Graduate Center - 2005 (Philosophy)
M.A., CUNY Graduate Center - 2004 (Philosophy)
B.A., New York University - 1999 (Philosophy)
Areas of Expertise:
Christine Vitrano's main areas of research are value theory, ethics and bioethics. Her dissertation was on contemporary philosophical theories of happiness. She co-edited an anthology of classic and contemporary readings on happiness that was published by Oxford University Press. She is currently working on a book, The Nature and Value of Happiness, which is scheduled by be published by Westview press next year.
Books and Publications
"Happiness." The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Utilitarianism. Ed. James E. Crimmins. London and New York: Bloomsbury Academic. (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2013
"Meaningful Lives?" Exploring Ethics, 3rd ed. Ed. Steven M. Cahn. New York: Oxford University Press. Expected 2014. (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2013
The Nature and Value of Happiness. Book manuscript in production at Westview Press. Scheduled for release in fall 2013. (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2013
Vitrano, Christine and Steven M. Cahn. "Choosing the Experience Machine." Philosophy in the Contemporary World 20.1, Spring. Accepted for publication. (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2013
"Meaningful Lives?" Accepted for publication. Ratio. (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2012
Review of Yuck! The Nature and Moral Significance of Disgust, by Daniel Kelly. Philosophical Psychology. Accepted for publication. (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2012
"The Search for Happiness Should Begin With a Question." Brooklyn College Faculty Newsletter XIV.II. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2011
Review of Living for the Future, by Rachel Muers. The European Legacy 16: 1. (Books and Publications: Book Review) 2011
Vitrano, Christine and Nada Gligorov. "The Impact of Personal Identity on Advance Directives." Journal of Value Inquiry 45.2: 147-58. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2011
"The Subjectivity of Happiness." Journal of Value Inquiry 44.1: 47-54. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2010
"Happiness and Morality." Exploring Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology, 3rd ed. Ed. Steven M. Cahn. New York: Oxford University Press. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2009
"The Unhappy Immoralist." A Teacher's Life: Essays for Steven M. Cahn. Eds. Robert Talisse and Maureen Eckert. Lanham, Md.: Lexington Books. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2009
Review of Ethics and the Beast, by Tzachi Zamir. The European Legacy 14: 2. (Books and Publications: Book Review) 2009
"Grading Examinations in Large Classes." APA Newsletter on Teaching Philosophy 8.1, Fall. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2008
"Happiness and Morality." Happiness: Classic and Contemporary Readings in Philosophy. Eds. Steven M. Cahn and Christine Vitrano. New York: Oxford University Press. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2008
Vitrano, Christine and Steven M. Cahn. Happiness: Classic and Contemporary Readings in Philosophy. New York: Oxford University Press. (Books and Publications: Edited Book) 2008
Review of After Harm: Medical Error and the Ethics of Forgiveness, by Nancy Berlinger. Theoretical Medicine 28: 83-86. (Books and Publications: Book Review) 2007
Review of Medical Ethics: A Very Short Introduction, by Tony Hope. American Philosophical Association Newsletter on Philosophy and Medicine. (Books and Publications: Book Review) 2007
Awards, Honors and Fellowships
PSC-CUNY 42 Research Award, 2011-12. (Grants and Fellowships) 2011
PSC-CUNY 41 Research Award, 2010-11. (Grants and Fellowships) 2010
Mrs. Giles Whiting Fellowship for Outstanding Teaching in the Humanities. (Grants and Fellowships) 2009
PSC-CUNY 40 Research Award, 2009-10. (Grants and Fellowships) 2009
PSC-CUNY 39 Research Award, 2008-09. (Grants and Fellowships) 2008
Medical Ethics Fellowship, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 2002-06. (Grants and Fellowships) 2002
Robert E. Gileece Fellowship, CUNY Graduate Center, 2000-04. (Grants and Fellowships) 2000
Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
"A Conversation About Happiness." College Colloquium. Lebanon Valley College. Anniville, Pa., January. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2013
"HeLa's Troubled Legacy: Medicine, Ethics and Other Puzzles in the Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks." Paper presented and participation in a panel discussion. Sheila and Wilbur Liebsen Ethics Colloquium. November. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2012
"Is Unhappiness Irrational?" New Jersey Regional Philosophical Association Fall Meeting. Bergen Community College at the Meadowlands. November. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2012
"The Value of Unhappiness." Felician Ethics Conference. Felician College. April. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2012
"Egoism and Business: Is Ethics Possible?" Brooklyn College Faculty Day. May. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2011
"Quest for the Meaning of Life." New Jersey Regional Philosophical Association Fall Meeting. Bergen Community College. November. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010
"Of Love and Death." New Jersey Regional Philosophical Association Fall Meeting. Bergen Community College. November. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2008
"On Love and Death." Long Island Philosophical Society Meeting. St. John's University. October. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2008
"A New Perspective on the Good Life." Long Island Philosophical Society Meeting. Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus. October. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2007
"Happiness and Morality." Philosophy, Ethics and Religion at the Community College and in the Community. Norwalk Community College. Norwalk, Conn., February. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2007
"The Problem of Personal Identity and Its Impact on Advanced Directives." Oxford-Mount Sinai Consortium on Bioethics. Mount Sinai School of Medicine. New York, April. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2007
"Well-Being: A New Approach." New Jersey Regional Philosophical Association Fall Meeting. Ramapo College. November. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2007
"Happiness and Well-Being." New Jersey Regional Philosophical Association Fall Meeting. Ramapo College. November. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2006
"The Search for Well-Being." Long Island Philosophical Society Meeting. St. John's University. October. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2006
"Kantian Autonomy and Its Implications for Paternalism." Oxford-Mount Sinai Consortium on Bioethics. Mount Sinai School of Medicine. New York, April. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2005
