About
My research focuses on historical and philosophical issues that arise in different areas of biological and cognitive sciences.
First, my work concentrates on the concepts of mechanism, explanation, and causation, which have been central to the New Mechanism.
Second, I am also interested in issues arising in artificial intelligence, neuroscience, and cognitive science by investigating a variety of philosophical concepts, including computation, learning, moral judgment, consciousness, and evolution.
Third, in order to analyze those concepts within both scientific fields, I use a mathematical framework from a structural point of view, especially category theory.
Contact
For academic inquiries, please contact me by email.
Upcoming & Recent Events
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PSA (Philosophy of Science Association) 2026 Biennial Meeting (November 19–22, 2026)
“Mechanisms, Types, and Abstractions: Why Types Matter in Mechanistic Explanation.”
San Diego, United States (a contributed paper for presentation, in English)
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New Directions in Law-Based Explanations in the Sciences (September 14–15, 2026)
“A Law-Based Mechanistic Explanation: Laws as Constraints on Explanatory Construction.”
Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, London School of Economics, London, UK (Oral presentation, in English)
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APSA (Asian Philosophy of Science Association) 2026 Conference (July 22–24, 2026)
“Beyond Decomposition in Mechanistic Explanation: Organization through Structural Dimensions, Methodological Strategies, and Categorical Foundations.”
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (Oral presentation, in English)
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The Korean Society for the Philosophy of Science 2026 Annual Conference (July 1–2, 2026)
“Explaining Machine Learning Systems through XAI: A Pragmatic Account of Explainability and Trust.”
Gwacheon National Science Museum, Republic of Korea (Oral presentation)
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History and Philosophy of Science: Past, Present, and Future (June 24–26, 2026)
“Functional Diversification in RNA Research as Scientific Progress: A Functionalist Account.”
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong (Oral presentation, in English)
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The Korean Analytic Philosophy Association 2026 Spring Conference (May 30, 2026)
“Mechanistic Explanation as Law-Based Explanation: Reconsidering the Role of Laws in the Organization of Mechanisms.”
Yonsei University, Republic of Korea (Oral presentation)
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Bayesian Epistemology (April 22, 2026)
“Perception, Active Inference, and the Bayesian Brain in Neuroscience.”
Jeonbuk National University, Republic of Korea (Invited lecture, in Korean)
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The 21st Century Association of English Language and Literature (March 28, 2026)
“Relating to Artificial Intelligence: Companion or Adversary?”
Chonnam National University, Republic of Korea (Keynote lecture, in Korean)
