I am Minseok (Min-suk), a fourth-year PhD candidate in Philosophy at Syracuse University. I earned my BA and MA in Philosophy from Chung-Ang University in South Korea.
My research lies at the intersection of Metaphysics, Philosophical Logic, and Philosophy of Language. In my dissertation, I advocate for a return to Quinean First-Order Metaphysics, a framework that combines Quinean Ontology with First-Orderism. While this approach has been challenged by two paradigm-shifting movements—Neo-Aristotelian Ontology and Higher-Orderism—I argue that Quinean First-Order Metaphysics remains the superior alternative.
I also work on projects regarding Coincidence Puzzle, Phasalism, Essence, and Ordinary Ontology.