Rob Lovering

Rob Lovering is a Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the College of Staten Island, City University of New York (CUNY). His academic work centers on ethics, philosophy of religion, and bioethics, with a strong focus on moral justification, faith, and personhood.

His research explores foundational questions in moral philosophy, including the ethics of prostitution, recreational drug use, faith, and the moral status of human embryos. He critically engages with the substance view of personhood and challenges traditional theistic evidentialism. His work often appears in leading journals such as Bioethics, Religious Studies, and Philosophy.

Lovering's recent publications show a sustained engagement with applied and theoretical ethics. His books, including A Moral Defense of Prostitution (2021) and A Moral Defense of Recreational Drug Use (2015), argue for the moral permissibility of controversial practices based on autonomy and harm principles. His article output over the last 15 years reflects a consistent scholarly trajectory in defending liberal moral positions and critiquing conservative philosophical doctrines.

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Lovering advises students in philosophy and ethics, though no named advisees are listed. He has not been associated with any specific research labs or collaborative teams in the provided information.