I am a PhD student in Philosophy at Sogang University, where I study Korean philosophy. My research explores the early development of Korean Daoism, religious syncretism, and East Asian aesthetics, with a focus on how philosophical ideas are expressed through historical texts, art, and ritual practices.

Before joining Sogang, I completed an MA in Korean Philosophy at Sungkyunkwan University. My master’s thesis examined Yi Gyubo’s neo-Daoist cosmogony in dialogue with the thought of Guo Xiang, tracing how Daoist ideas on creation were reinterpreted in the Korean context.

My recent work includes research on the Baekje Gilt-Bronze Incense Burner, Daoist and shamanistic imagery in Three Kingdoms-period tomb murals, and Confucian care ethics, including comparative reflections on ethical responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.

I currently live in South Korea with my wife, two sons, and dog.