Welcome! My name is Doohyun/Richard Sung (성두현), and I am a philosopher and science policy researcher.
Research Background & Interests
I specialize in history and philosophy of science, with foci including philosophy of AI, philosophy of medicine, research ethics, and social epistemology. With a Ph.D. in Science and Technology Policy, I study policy issues with philosophical implications (e.g., evidential pluralism in decision-making, institution design, and research governance).
My (meta-)philosophical sources of inspiration include ordinary language philosophy, Peircean pragmatism (a.k.a. "pragmaticism"), and Scholasticism ("Fides quaerens intellectum"; "Intelligibile in actu est intellectus in actu").
Furthermore, I have (semi-)intellectual interests including admiring aircraft simulators, reading about illuminated manuscripts, studying Western calligraphy, translating inspiring quotes, and discussing culinary history.