# Donald Hubin

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**Donald Clayton Hubin** is an American [philosopher](/source/Philosopher), specializing in [ethics](/source/Ethics), [legal philosophy](/source/Philosophy_of_law) and [political philosophy](/source/Political_philosophy). He has published research on *justice and future generations*, *parental rights*, *paternity*, *instrumental rationality* and *[benefit-cost analysis](/source/Benefit-cost_analysis)*, among other topics. Hubin is a professor emeritus in the Department of Philosophy at [Ohio State University](/source/Ohio_State_University) and the Founding Director Emeritus of its *Center for Ethics and Human Values*. He serves as the Chair of the national board of [National Parents Organization](/source/National_Parents_Organization).[1]

## Education

In 1972, Hubin graduated with a B.A. from the [University of California at Davis](/source/University_of_California_at_Davis). He received both his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the [University of Arizona](/source/University_of_Arizona), in 1976 and 1978 respectively.

## Scholarly work

### Justice and ethics

As a researcher in [moral philosophy](/source/Moral_philosophy), Hubin has written on the scope and nature of [justice](/source/Justice) when there are conflicts between two entities. He contrasts the fundamental differences when two person have legitimate claims to the same goods or service versus the conflict between [white blood cells](/source/White_blood_cells) and an invading [virus](/source/Virus), providing other in between examples such as conflicts within a family or problems between non-overlapping generations.[2] He has also written on the topic of justice for [future generations](/source/Future_generations).[3]

### Religion and ethics

As part of a book titled *Is Goodness without God Good Enough?: A Debate on Faith, Secularism, and Ethics*, Hubin was one of seven prominent philosophers asked to write an essay commenting on a debate between [Paul Kurtz](/source/Paul_Kurtz) and [William Lane Craig](/source/William_Lane_Craig). In his essay, Hubin defends the worthiness of self-sacrifices in a world without a God.[4][5] In 2015, Hubin participated in a [Veritas Forum](/source/Veritas_Forum) debate on miracles with MIT nuclear physicist [Ian Hutchinson](/source/Ian_Hutchinson_(scientist)), where Hubin took the atheist perspective versus the religious beliefs of Hutchinson.[6]

### Fatherhood and paternity

Hubin wrote the *Fatherhood* entry in the *International Encyclopedia of Ethics*. He has also written on parental rights and due process; on untangling the puzzles of paternity; on elements of stereotypical fatherhood; on procreation and sexual asymmetries, and on reproductive interests.[7]

## Shared parenting advocacy

In addition to his scholarly work, Hubin has actively worked to promote [shared parenting](/source/Shared_parenting) after [divorce](/source/Divorce) as being in the [best interest of children](/source/Best_interests). Together with two colleagues, he put together a 2018 report comparing the physical custody guidelines in different counties across [Ohio](/source/Ohio), finding wide discrepancies with a few counties encouraging shared parenting, with most counties favoring [sole custody](/source/Sole_custody) and while one county explicitly specified the mother as the primary custodian.[8]

## Public education and media

Hubin has been interviewed and cited by a wide range of national and local media, including the [Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press),[9] [The Lantern](/source/The_Lantern),[10] the [New York Times](/source/New_York_Times),[11] [Cincinnati Public Radio](/source/Cincinnati_Public_Radio),[12] the [Ohio Media Association](/source/Ohio_Media_Association),[13] WGN Radio,[14] the [Norwalk Reflector](/source/Norwalk_Reflector),[15] [WCBE](/source/WCBE) Radio,[16] and the [Cleveland Scene](/source/Cleveland_Scene).[17]

## Selected publications

### Scholarly articles and reports

- Hubin DC. *Justice and future generations*. Philosophy & Public Affairs. 1976 Oct 1:70-83.
- Hubin DC. [*The scope of justice*](https://philarchive.org/archive/HUBTSO). Philosophy & Public Affairs. 1979 Oct 1:3-24.
- Hubin DC, [*The Moral Justification of Benefit/Cost Analysis*](https://philpapers.org/archive/HUBTMJ.pdf), Economics and Philosophy, 10(1994), 169–194.
- Hubin DC, Haely K, [*Rape and the reasonable man*](https://philpapers.org/archive/HUBRAT.pdf), Law and Philosophy, 18:113–139, 1999.
- Hubin DC, [*Parental Rights and Due Process*](https://philpapers.org/archive/HUBPRA), The Journal of Law and Family Studies, 1:2(1999)123-150.
- Hubin DC, [*What's Special About Humeanism*](https://philarchive.org/archive/HUBWSA), Noûs, 33:1(1999)30-45.
- Hubin DC, [*The Groundless Normativity of Instrumental Rationality*](https://philarchive.org/archive/HUBTGN), The Journal of Philosophy 98:9(2001)445-468.
- Hubin DC, [*Desires, Whims and Values*](https://philpapers.org/archive/HUBDWA-2.pdf), The Journal of Ethics, 7(2003 )315-335.
- Hubin DC, [*Daddy Dilemmas: Untangling the Puzzles of Paternity*](https://philpapers.org/archive/HUBDDU.pdf), The Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy, 13(2003)29-80.
- Hubin DC, *Reproductive Interests: Puzzles at the Periphery of the Property Paradigm*, Social Philosophy and PolicySocial Philosophy and Policy 29(2012)106-125.
- Hubin DC, [*Elements of Stereotypical Fatherhood*](https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Donald_Hubin/publication/313989028_Fatherhood/links/5a0dff8aa6fdcc2b5b5ded51/Fatherhood.pdf), 2013.
- Hubin DC, Glandorf F, Carpenter-Hubin JW, [*NPO Ohio Parenting Time Report*](https://www.nationalparentsorganization.org/images/pdf/NPO-Ohio-Parenting-Time-Report.pdf), National Parents Organization, August 29, 2018.

### Book chapters

- Hubin DC, *Empty and ultimately meaningless gestures?*, In Garcia RK, King NL, editors. *Is goodness without God good enough?: a debate on faith, secularism, and ethics*. Rowman and Littlefield, 2009.

### Encyclopedias and handbooks

- Hubin DC, *Fatherhood, International Encyclopedia of Ethics, Wiley-Blackwell, (2013).*
- Hubin DC, *Procreators' Duties: Sexual Asymmetries, Oxford Handbook of Reproductive Ethics, (2017) 301-324.*

### Popular press

- Don Hubin, *What kind of country does the U.S. want to be?*, The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 9, 2011.
- Matt Hale and Don Hubin, [*Kids deserve both parents*](https://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/contributors/2017/07/31/kids-deserve-both-parents/518851001/), Cincinnati Enquirer, July 31, 2017.
- Donald Hubin, [*Marion County is cheating children*](https://www.marionstar.com/story/opinion/columnists/2018/09/15/guest-column-marion-county-cheating-children/1254189002/), Marion Star, September 15, 2018.
- Donald Hubin, [*Divorce is hard enough on children -- why are our courts making it worse?*](https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/divorce-is-hard-enough-on-children-why-are-our-courts-making-it-worse), Fox News, September 16, 2018.
- Donald Hubin, [*Ohio family courts compound damage of divorce*](https://www.dispatch.com/opinion/20180926/donald-hubin-ohio-family-courts-compound-damage-of-divorce), Columbus Dispatch, 2018.
- Donald Hubin, [*Miami County is cheating children*](https://www.dailycall.com/news/45984/miami-county-is-cheating-children), Piqua Daily Call, September 9, 2018.

## External links

- [Donald Hubin](https://philosophy.osu.edu/people/hubin.1), Academic home page
- [Donald Hubin](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=IP_xnS4AAAAJ&hl=en), Google Scholar citations
- [Miracles: an OSU Atheist and an MIT Christian discuss belief and reason - Ian Hutchinson and Donald Hubin](http://www.veritas.org/miracles-an-osu-atheist-and-an-mit-christian-discuss-belief-and-reason/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20171017031352/http://www.veritas.org/miracles-an-osu-atheist-and-an-mit-christian-discuss-belief-and-reason/) 2017-10-17 at the Wayback Machine, The Veritas Forum, 75 min video.

## References

1. Ohio State University, Department of Philosophy, [Donald Hubin](https://philosophy.osu.edu/people/hubin.1)

1. Hubin DC. [*The scope of justice*](https://philarchive.org/archive/HUBTSO). Philosophy & Public Affairs. 1979 Oct 1:3-24.

1. Hubin DC. *Justice and future generations*. Philosophy & Public Affairs. 1976 Oct 1:70-83.

1. Garcia RK, King NL, editors. *Is goodness without God good enough?: a debate on faith, secularism, and ethics*. Rowman and Littlefield, 2009.

1. Morriston W. *Review of Is goodness without god good enough? A debate on faith, secularism, and ethics*. International Journal for Philosophy of Religion, 70:85-89, 2011.

1. The Veritas Forum, [*Miracles: an OSU Atheist and an MIT Christian discuss belief and reason*](http://www.veritas.org/miracles-an-osu-atheist-and-an-mit-christian-discuss-belief-and-reason/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20171017031352/http://www.veritas.org/miracles-an-osu-atheist-and-an-mit-christian-discuss-belief-and-reason/) 2017-10-17 at the Wayback Machine, 2015.

1. See selected publications.

1. Hubin DC, Glandorf F, Carpenter-Hubin JW, [*NPO Ohio Parenting Time Report*](https://www.nationalparentsorganization.org/images/pdf/NPO-Ohio-Parenting-Time-Report.pdf), National Parents Organization, August 29, 2018.

1. [*Changes to Ohio's child support laws arrive this week*](http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/09/changes_to_ohios_child_support.html), Associated Press, September 25, 2011.

1. Denise Blough, [Scenes of animal slaughterhouse fuel artist Sue Coe’s activism](https://www.thelantern.com/2014/10/scenes-of-animal-slaughterhouse-fuel-artist-sue-coes-activism/), The Lantern, October 5, 2014.

1. Alex Williams, *Planet Google wants you*, New York Times, October 15, 2006.

1. Mark Heyne, [*The Growing Number Of Stay-At-Home Dads and The Stigma They May Face*](http://www.wvxu.org/post/growing-number-stay-home-dads-and-stigma-they-may-face#stream/0), Cincinnati Public Radio, May 2, 2016.

1. Nathan Witkin, *The Benefits of Shared Parenting: A Conversation with Dr. Donald Hubin*, Ohio Media Association, March 7, 2018.

1. Michael Heidemann, [*Adam Potter of the CLM, Prof. Donald Hubin, Robert Blagojevich & The Legal Grab Bag!*](https://wgnradio.com/2015/05/05/full-show-adam-potter-of-the-clm-prof-donald-hubin-robert-blagojevich-the-legal-grab-bag/), WGN Radio, May 5, 2015.

1. Cary Ashby, *Is Huron County 'behind the curve'?*, Norwalk Reflector, September 11, 2018.

1. Jim Letizia, [*Report Shows Child Custody And Visitation Policies Vary Among Ohio Counties*](http://www.wcbe.org/post/report-shows-child-custody-and-visitation-policies-vary-among-ohio-counties), WCBE Radio, September 10, 2018.

1. Mary Kuhlman, [*Vast Majority of Ohio Counties Still Operating on Unequal Child Custody Policies*](https://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2018/09/11/vast-majority-of-ohio-counties-still-operating-on-unequal-child-custody-policies), Cleveland Scene, September 11, 2018.

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