Robert Hartman

As of Fall 2026, Robert Hartman is Associate Professor of Philosophy with tenure at Ohio Northern University, where he joined the faculty in Fall 2022. He has published two books (a third forthcoming in June 2026) and more than two dozen articles in professional journals and books. He has given more than eighty research presentations in nine countries. He co-coaches ONU’s Ethics Bowl team and is a member of various committees including the A&S Committee on Curriculum and the A&S grade appeals committee. Before coming to ONU, he was teaching or researching at Tulane University, Stockholm University (Sweden), and the University of Gothenburg (Sweden).
 
Website: http://www.robertjhartman.com/
 
Some Recent Scholarship

Improving Character: Moral Virtues, Strategies, and Questions (Wiley, 2026)
"Virtues that Mitigate the Deprivations of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome," in Virtuous Responses to Suffering, Tragedy, and Evil (Routledge, 2026)
"Moral Luck and the Imperfect Duty to Spare Blame," Erkenntnis (2026).
"Moral Responsibility for Consequences," (co-authored with Taylor W. Cyr) Erkenntnis (2025)
“Heavenly Freedom and Two Models of Character Perfection,” Faith and Philosophy 38 (2021): 45-64.
The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy and Psychology of Luck, co-edited with Ian M. Church (Routledge, 2019).
In Defense of Moral Luck: Why Luck Often Affects Praiseworthiness and Blameworthiness (Routledge, 2017).

 
Courses Taught at ONU

PHIL 1051: Ethics, Justice and Law
PHIL 1901: Free Will and Moral Responsibility 
PHIL 2251: Philosophy of Religion
PHIL 2281: Philosophy of Law
PHIL 2401: Professional Ethics
PHIL 3201: Political Philosophy
TREX 1001: Becoming a Better Person
HONR 2111: Practical Ethics
ETHC 2001: Ethics Bowl