CV
Jisoo Seo
EDUCATION
Fall 2023 – Present, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, New York, U.S.A.
Advisor: Maureen Donnelly
Expected graduation year: Summer 2027
Fall 2017 – Spring 2021, The University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, U.S.A.
Did not obtain a Ph.D. (transferred to University at Buffalo)
Spring 2013 - Fall 2015, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
M.A. Philosophy
Master’s thesis: “A critical evaluation of Armstrong’s fact ontology: Focusing on minimal truthmakers”
Advisor: Hwan Sunwoo
Spring 2011 - Fall 2012, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea,
B.A. Philosophy
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
Philosophy of science, Metaphysics, Applied ontology
AREAS OF COMPETENCE
Applied Ethics, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of mind
PUBLICATION
2. “A new metaphysical picture of natural kinds” (Forthcoming)
Philosophy of Science
1. “A critical evaluation of Armstrong’s fact ontology: Focusing on minimal truthmakers” (2016)
Master’s Thesis, Yonsei University
PUBLICATION UNDER REVIEW
“Representing Bionic-vision Devices in the Neural Electronic Interface Ontology”
International Conference on Biomedical Ontology 2024
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Presenter:
November 2024 (Upcoming)
PSA2024: The 29th Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association
Presenter: “A New metaphysical picture of natural kinds”
November 2023
Buffalo Philosophy Research Forum, University at Buffalo, SUNY
Presenter: “A New Theory of Natural Kinds”
July 2019
Science, Freedom, Democracy conference, Institute of Philosophy, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Presenter: “A Consequentialist Way of Looking at Values in Science”
April 2019
Philosophy Research Forum, The University of Miami
Presenter: “A Consequentialist Way of Looking at Values in Science”
March 2016
The 4th International Graduate Student Philosophy Workshop, Yonsei University
Presenter: “A Critical Evaluation of Armstrong’s Truthmaker Theory”
December 2015
The 3rd Korean Society of Analytic Philosophy Graduate Student, Yonsei University
Presenter: “A Critical Evaluation of Armstrong’s Truthmaker Theory”
January 2014
Current Trends in Analytic Philosophy, Yonsei University
Presenter: “The Substantiveness of Lynch’s ‘Immanent Truth’”
Commentator and Moderator:
August 2015
The 2nd Korean Society of Analytic Philosophy Graduate Student, Yonsei University
Commentator
January 2015
The 1st Korean Society of Analytic Philosophy Graduate Student, Yonsei University
Moderator
CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION
February 2024
University at Buffalo Minority and Philosophy Chapter: Roundtable with Philosophers in Comparative Literature, University at Buffalo, SUNY
Organizer
November 2023
University at Buffalo Minority and Philosophy Chapter: Minorities in Academia, University at Buffalo, SUNY
Organizer
February 2021
The University of Miami Graduate Conference: Underrepresented Voices in Philosophy, The University of Miami
Organizer
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Instructor:
Summer 2024
Department of Philosophy, Ethics (PHI103), University at Buffalo, SUNY
Summer 2024
Department of Philosophy, Intro to Philosophy (PHI101), University at Buffalo, SUNY
Spring 2021
Department of Philosophy, Ethics and Social Issues in Computing (PHI115), The University of Miami
Fall 2020
Department of Philosophy, Ethics and Social Issues in Computing (PHI115), The University of Miami
Spring 2020
Department of Philosophy, Contemporary Moral Issues (PHI130), The University of Miami
Fall 2019
Department of Philosophy, Contemporary Moral Issues (PHI130), The University of Miami
Spring 2019
Department of Philosophy, Introduction to Philosophy (PHI101), The University of Miami
Fall 2018
Department of Philosophy, Introduction to Philosophy (PHI101), The University of Miami
FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS & AWARDS
Teaching Assistantship (4 years)
University at Buffalo, August 2023
Travel Grant ($230)
The University of Miami, May 2019
Graduation with Cum Laude
Yonsei University, February 2013,
Teaching Assistantship
Yonsei University, Spring 2015; Sping 2014; Fall 2013; Spring 2013
University Designated Scholarship
Yonsei University, Spring 2012; Fall 2011; Spring 2011
High Honor Student
Yonsei University, Spring 2012; Fall 2011; Spring 2011
University Designated Scholarship
Soongsil University, Fall 2010; Spring 2010; Fall 2009
Award for Outstanding Paper
Philosophy Paper Contest, Soongsil University, Fall 2009
RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIPS
August 2017 – June 2018
Research Assistant, University of Miami
Principle Investigator: Brendan Balcerak Jackson
September 2016 – March 2017
Research Assistant, <Relativism> Global Research Network funded by National Research Foundation
Principle Investigator: Nikolaj Pedersen
September 2013 – August 2016
Research Assistant, <Pluralism> Global Research Network funded by National Research Foundation
Principle Investigator: Nikolaj Pedersen
APPLIED ONTOLOGY PROJECTS
November 2023 - Present
Pain Ontology Project Group
Project Leader: Bill Duncan
November 2023 - Present
Neural Electronic Interface Ontology Project Group
Project Leader: Bill Duncan
SERVICE
To the Department of Philosophy:
Fall 2024 - Spring 2025
President of Graduate Philosophy Association (GPA) at University of Buffalo
Fall 2023 – Current
Member of Minorities and Philosophy (MAP) University at Buffalo Chapter
Fall 2018 – Spring 2021
Co-representative of Minorities and Philosophy (MAP) University of Miami Chapter
REFERENCES
Neil Williams
Professor
211 Mary Talbert Way, Buffalo, NY 14260
716-645-2444
Maureen Donnelly
Associate Professor
211 Mary Talbert Way, Buffalo, NY 14260
716-645-2444
John Beverley
Assistant Professor
211 Mary Talbert Way, Buffalo, NY 14260
716-645-2444
