Christian Warner

Ph.D. Candidate

Mesa, Arizona

Education

B.A. Philosophy & Religion, Central College, 2020

M.A. Politics, Hillsdale College, 2022

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“Hillsdale specializes in the American Philosophic tradition and is among one of the only schools in the world where one can find an effort to understand the Founders as they understood themselves.”

Conference Presentations

"Robert Penn Warren: Tradition and Time." Ciceronian Society, Harrisonburg, VA, March 2025.

"Panelist: Tocqueville and Technology in the Western Crisis." Intercollegiate Studies Institute American Politics & Government Summit, Wilmington, DE, November 2024.

"Pascal’s Pensees and Our Place in the World." Association of Core Texts and Courses, Memphis, TN, April 2024.

About

Christian grew up in the East Valley of Mesa, Arizona. He attended Central College in pursuit of a wrestling career at the Division III level, but quickly discovered his love of philosophy. Christian graduated from Central College in 2020 magna cum laude, earning his B.A. in Philosophy and Religion, with a minor in French. He then continued his academic career at Hillsdale College, joining the M.A. program in Fall 2020.

Selected Articles

"J.D. Vance Speaks to Voters." Voegelin View, August 3, 2024.

Dissertation (in progress)

Pierre Nicole and the Jansenist Roots of Modern Political Philosophy (Dissertation Chair: Paul Rahe)

Research Interests

Medieval Arabic Philosophy

The Philosophy of Nietzsche

American Political Philosophy

Political Philosophy of Leo Strauss

Languages

French

Classical Greek

Koranic Arabic

Italian