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Research Areas
Lecturer
Undergraduate Advisor
Research Interests
- AOS Philosophy of Physics, Metaphysics
- AOC Logic, Philosophy of Language, Epistemology, Philosophy of Religion, Asian Philosophy
Research Description
I am primarily focused on the intersections between contemporary physics and metaphysics. Specifically, I am interested in examining how quantum mechanics could shed light on metaphysical questions related to objects, properties, and relations.
Current research interests include:
- Relational quantum mechanics
- Quantum indeterminacy
Other research interests:
- Time
- Permutation symmetry
- Modality
Education
- Ph.D., Philosophy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
▸ Thesis: 'Essays on Properties, Relations, and (Quantum) Objects'
▸ Committee: Noël Saenz (chair), Dan Korman, Christopher Weaver, Jonathan Livengood, Paul G. Kwiat (physics department), and Philip Phillips (physics department) - B.Phil., Philosophy, University of Oxford, UK
▸Thesis: 'Restricted Material Composition'
▸Supervisor: Antony Eagle - B.A., Philosophy, Yonsei University, S. Korea
Courses Taught
- Intro to Philosophy
- Symbolic Logic
- Philosophy of Science (Fall 2023)
Presentations
- Metaphysical Mayhem August 2023
- Korean Society for Philosophy of Science June 2022
- APA Eastern January 2022
- APA Pacific April 2021
- APA Central February 2020
- APA Central, Society of Asian and Comparative Philosophy February 2020
- Illinois Philosophical Association November 2019
- Central States Philosophical Association October 2019
- North Carolina Philosophical Society March 2019
- APA Central February 2019
- Indiana Philosophical Association August 2018
- Illinois Philosophical Association November 2015
Topics Presented Include:
- Interpretative issues in quantum mechanics
- The metaphysics of time and special relativity
- Bundle theory
- Permutation symmetry in quantum mechanics
- Modal realism
- The problem(s) of evil in Mahayana Buddhism
Recent Publications
- 'Bundle Theory and Weak Discernibility' in Analytic Philosophy (2023) View online
- 'Is the Principle of Recombination Humean?' in Journal of Philosophical Ideas (2022) View online
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'The Rate Question and Special Relativity' in The Korean Journal for the Philosophy of Science (2022) View online