Education was always important to Daniel Aram Hampikian and so was doing well in school. While he was an undergraduate at the Georgia State University, he was awarded the Faculty Scholarship Award in 2005. He graduated with his Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy with honors. Daniel Aram Hampikian attended the University of Miami for both his master’s degree in philosophy and his Ph.D. in philosophy. After completing his dissertation thesis, “Moral Emotions in Nonhuman Animals,” Daniel Aram Hampikian graduated in May 2013. 