Student Information
Graduate Student
Philosophy
The College of Lib Arts & Sci
Long Bio
My name is Chris Chimienti, and I'm a Philosophy PhD student and TA here at ASU. I received my Philosophy MA from NIU in 2022.
My academic journey began at NIU, where I started as an accountancy major. A semester before graduating, however, I shifted my focus into a double major, beginning my explorations into philosophy. After graduating NIU with my philosophy BS, I decided to stay at NIU and work to complete my philosophy MA there as well. I successfully received my MA a few years ago and have since been accepted in the philosophy Ph.D. program here at ASU
My main interests are ethical and political philosophy. I am particularly fascinated with just war theories and their application in modern day asymmetrical warfare, various topics in both normative and applied ethics, and the philosophical discussions surrounding the ethics of transhumanism.
When I'm not working on philosophy, I like to spend time playing ttrpg games and making various no sugar added jams.
Education
Master of Arts in Philosophy, Northern Illinois University, 2023
Bachelor of Science in Accountancy, Northern Illinois University, 2021
Bachelor of Science in Philosophy, Northern Illinois University, 2021
Certificate of Undergraduate Study in Nonprofit and NGO Studies, Northern Illinois University, 2021
Research Interests
My main interests are ethical and political philosophy. I am particularly fascinated with just war theories and their application in modern day asymmetrical warfare, various topics in both normative and applied ethics, and the philosophical discussions surrounding the ethics of transhumanism.
I am currently working on several papers: one re-imagining what just nuclear deterrence might look like; one trying to combine Bayesian and non-Bayesian approaches to evaluating evidence in the courtroom; and a third paper exploring a new method of ex post partial aggregation called “Differential ex post,” which should solve some of the unresolved or unsatisfactorily solved problems plaguing partial aggregation theories.
