James O. Grunebaum
Emeritus
Philosophy and Humanities
grunebjo@buffalostate.edu
(716) 882-6176
Years at Buffalo State: 1971 - 2005
Degrees earned
B.A. Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1965
M.A. The University of Chicago, 1967
Ph.D. The University of Chicago, 1970
Courses taught
Introduction to Philosophy (a large lecture class enrolling 400 students)
Introduction to Social and Moral Philosophy
Wealth and Justice
Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy
Moral Issues
Contemporary Ethical Theory
Friendship
History of Ethics
Honors 100 and 400
Other activities at Buffalo State:
Coordinator, All- College Honors Program, State University College Buffalo (1987 – 1999)
Chair Arts and Humanities Committee to Evaluate the Dean (2001)
Member Search Committee for the College President (1996)
College Planning Group 1990 – 1991 (one of three faculty serving with the four Vice Presidents and the Presidents to write a five year mission plan)
College Senate (elected to five terms)
Vice Chair College Senate (1995 – 1997)
Chair College Senate Standards for Students (twice) and Chair College Senate Professional Welfare Committee
Chair Student Conduct Committee (1972 – 1977)
Member Middle States Accreditation Steering Committee and Co-authored one volume of the self-study: Providing a Liberal Education for Career Oriented Students
Chair Arts and Humanities Dean’s Advisory Board (twice)
Adviser to Philosophy Club, Socialist Club and Veterans Club
Taskforce to Rewrite the College’s Judicial Code (1990)
Publications
Books
Friendship: Liberty, Equality, and Utility, State University of New York Press, Albany 2003.
Private Ownership, Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, 1987
Articles
“Fair- Weather Friendships,” The Journal of Value Inquiry, Vol. 39, No 2 (2005) 203- 214.
“Private Ownership and the Economy,” Property Law: Commentary and Materials, Alison Clarke and Paul Kohler, eds., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (2005) 68 -75. (This Section D, Chapter 6 of my book, Private Ownership, Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, 1987)
“Autonomous Ownership,” Left-Libertarianism and Its Critics: The Contemporary Debate, Peter Vallentyne and Hillel Steiner, eds,. Palgrave, St. Martins Press, London (2000) 48 -74. This is Chapter 7 of my book, Private Ownership, Poutledge & Kegan Paul, London, 1987.
“What is so Good about Friendship?” Inherent and Instrumental Value, John Abbarno, ed., Editions Rodopi, Amsterdam, Netherlands (forthcoming).
“Ownership,” The Philosophy of Law: An Encyclopedia, Christopher B. Gray, ed., Garland, New York,
(1999) 622 – 624
“On Becoming Friends,” Cithara Vol. XXXVIII, No.1 (1998) 44- 60.
Contributions on Property and Proudhon to The Oxford Companion to Philosophy, Ted Honderich, ed.
Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1995.
“Friendship, Morality, and Special Obligation,” American Philosophical Quarterly, Vol 30, No 1 (1993) 51-61.
“Ownership as Theft,” The Monist, Vol. 73, No. 4, (1990) 544 – 63.
“What Ought the Representative Represent?” in N. Bowie, ed., Ethical Issues and Government, Temple University Press, (1981) 54 -67.
“Property Rules and Property Rights,” Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, Vol. 61 No. 4 (1980) 122- 32.
“Two Justifications of Property,” American Philosophical Quarterly, Vol. 17 No. 1 (1980) 53-59
“Marx’s Defense of Property,” Philosophical Forum, Volu. XI No. 3 (1980) 234–43
“Gewirth and a Reluctant Protagonist,” Ethics, Vol. 86, No. 4 (1976) 274 – 77.
Current activities:
Everything I used to do but grade papers and serve on committees.