Hi there! I’m an independent researcher based in Korea. In February 2025, I earned my Ph.D. in Philosophy from Yonsei University with a dissertation titled Groundwork for Ontological Debates: A Conventionalist Approach (존재론적 논쟁의 기초 놓기: 규약주의적 접근). Before that, I completed my Th.M. in the Philosophy of Religion at the same university, writing a thesis titled Groundwork for Religious Diversity: A Study on a Pluralist Model of Religions through Hilary Putnam’s Internal Realism (다종교 상황의 기초 놓기: 힐러리 퍼트남의 내재적 실재론을 경유한 종교다원주의 모델 연구).
Like most philosophers, I’m interested in connecting two worlds — this world and the one beyond it. To me, doing philosophy is about building a path from here to there. I believe the core spirit of philosophy lies in understanding and idealizing the structure of our everyday and academic (especially philosophical) debates. That’s why my research focuses on uncovering the logical structure of expressions that appear in ordinary and scholarly language.
But philosophers often forget the path that goes the other way — from there back to here. I see my role as helping to build that path. Bringing philosophy back into everyday life — that’s what my project PhilToday (오늘의 철학) is about. I believe philosophical knowledge can offer real value to laypeople, and based on that belief, we’re developing all kinds of philosophy-based products.
I’m also interested in lighter things. I take photos, play the double bass, watch movies, and listen to jazz. Sometimes I travel — I’ve walked the streets of Prague at night and followed Carnap’s traces in Vienna. I also enjoy drinks of all kinds: beer, wine, makgeolli (Korean rice wine), and different spirits. Someday, I’d love to drink Guinness in Dublin and taste whisky on the Isle of Islay.
All messages are welcome. If you’d like to reach out, please email me at wj@philtoday.kr.