Chanwoo Lee

Chanwoo Lee

Philosopher

Research

Many of my current research projects revolve around the intersection of general philosophy of science, metaphysics, and philosophy of mathematics.

In philosophy of science, I am interested in many open problems in structural realism as well as methodological issues in scientific practice (e.g., the use of machine learning models), which I take to be continuous with the philosophy of mathematical practice.

In philosophy of mathematics too, many of my current projects concern the themes around (mathematical) structuralism. More specifically, I am interested in the philosophy of category theory and how mathematical practice may inform the relevant debates.

I take such topics in philosophy of science and mathematics to be continuous with some of the fundamental themes in metaphysics. I am interested in exploring the topics of ontological nihilism and metaphysical indeterminacy, especially given their relevance in the metaphysics of science. In a similar vein, the neighboring topics in philosophy of logic are of great interest to me, e.g., what to make of the impact of empirical sciences in logic, what to make of the ontological commitment of logical theories, etc.

Also, I am developing independent interests in applied ethics, especially regarding population ethics and existential risks.

Publications

Chanwoo Lee (Forthcoming). “Intertranslatability and Ground-Equivalence”. Erkenntnis, Available Online. [Official Link] [Philpapers]

Chanwoo Lee (Forthcoming). “From Indeterminacy in a Fundamental Theory to Fundamental Indeterminacy?”. Analytic Philosophy, Available Online. [Official link] [Philpapers]

Chanwoo Lee (2023). “What Analytic Metaphysics Can Do For Scientific Metaphysics”. Ratio, 36 (3). [Official link] [Philpapers] [PhilSci-Archive]

Chanwoo Lee (2022). “The Structuralist Approach to Underdetermination”. Synthese, 200: 108. [Official link] [Philpapers] [PhilSci-Archive]

In Progress