Curriculum Vitae John Jung Park Contact Information: 505 Coral Key Place Apt. 1E Newport News, VA 23606 john.jung.won.park@gmail.com 919-699-6072 Education: Ph.D. in Philosophy, November 2013 Duke University, Durham, NC M.A. in Philosophy, April 2005 Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI B.A. in Philosophy, May 2001 DePauw University, Greencastle, IN Areas of Specialization: Ethics, Philosophy of Mind Areas of Competence: Philosophy of Cognitive Science, Social & Political Philosophy Publications Journal Articles: 1. Folk Moral Relativism. Mind & Language 26: (2011), pp. 482-505. (Co-authored with Hagop Sarkissian, David Tien, Jennifer Cole Wright, and Joshua Knobe). 2. Prototypes, Exemplars, and Theoretical & Applied Ethics. Neuroethics 6: (2013), pp. 237-247. 3. The Hard Problem of Consciousness & the Progressivism of Scientific Explanation. Journal of Consciousness Studies (Forthcoming). Publications Chapters in Edited Volumes: 1. Theories of Concepts & Moral Truth. Truth Matters. Ed. by Lambert Zuidervaart. Montreal, Quebec: McGill-Queens University Press (Forthcoming). Professional Presentations: 1. Embryonic Stem Cell Research. The Association for Practical and Professional Ethics in San Antonio, TX, February 25, 2005. 2. The Asian American Question. The Society for Women s Advancement in Philosophy Conference at Florida State University in Tallahassee, FL, February, 23 2008. 1
3. Metaethics and Experimental Philosophy. 2 nd Annual Philosophy of Mind & Ethics Graduate Student Philosophy Conference at the University of Miami, FL, September, 25 & 26 2009. 4. The Concepts Argument Against Non-cognitivism and Subjectivism. UNC Charlotte Student Philosophy Conference in Charlotte, NC, March 27, 2010. 5. Are the Folk Objectivists About Morality? Pacific APA in San Francisco, CA, April 2, 2010. (Co-presented with Hagop Sarkissian). 6. Theories of Concepts and Moral Truth. Truth Matters Conference at the University of Toronto, Canada, August 18-20, 2010. 7. The Prototype Structure of Moral Concepts. Intermountain West Graduate Philosophy Conference at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, April 7-9, 2011. 8. Thick Concepts and Prototype Structure. Felician Ethics Conference at Felician College, Rutherford, New Jersey, April 30, 2011. 9. The Principle of Abstract Concepts. 49 th Annual Alabama Philosophical Society Conference at Pensacola, FL, September 23-24, 2011. 10. Concepts & Emotions. Long Island Philosophical Society Conference at Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY, October 15, 2011. 11. How Moral Meaning is in the Head. Indiana Philosophical Association Conference at Hanover College, Hanover, IN, October 21-22, 2011. 12. Chalmers Zombie Argument & the Progressivism of Scientific Explanation. Appalachian Regional Student Philosophy Colloquium at East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, March 30-31, 2012. 13. The Meaning of Life, Reflective Equilibrium, & Nothingness. Felician Ethics Conference at Felician College, Rutherford, New Jersey, April 21, 2012. 14. The Motivational Judgment Internalism/Externalism Debate & Methodological Naturalism. Moral Motivation: Evidence and Relevance Conference at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, May 18-20, 2012. 15. Contingent Non-Cognitivism and the Expressive Component. Felician Ethics Conference at Felician College, Rutherford, New Jersey, April 19-21, 2013 16. The Ethics of Patenting BRCA Genes for Breast Cancer Research. Values in Medicine, Science, and Technology Conference at the University of Texas, Dallas, May 22-24, 2013. Dissertation Title & Summary: Theories of Concepts & Ethics: There are various theories in the philosophy of mind/cognitive science of what kinds of knowledge, or information carrying mental states, constitute our mental concepts. Such knowledge is used in higher acts of cognition such as in categorization, induction, deduction, and analogical reasoning when we think or reason about the extension of the concept. While most concept theories have primarily focused on concrete concepts such as chair, table, and dog, I take such modern theories and apply them to abstract moral concepts such as virtue, right action, and just. I argue for a new overall pluralistic theory of moral concepts, combining several theories of concepts. This pluralistic view differs from, for example, Ayer s noncognitivist theory that contends that our moral concepts are constituted by or just are emotions and desires. Finally, I draw further philosophical implications my conclusion 2
may have for applied ethics, normative ethical theory, political philosophy and metaethics. Employment - Lecturer, Christopher Newport University, Fall 2013-Present. - Instructor, Peace College, Fall 2010. - Instructor, St. Xavier s University, Summer 2008. Awards, Fellowships, & Grants: - Graduate Student Essay Prize, Appalachian Regional Student Philosophy Colloquium, East Tennessee State University - Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Fellowship, Duke University - Franklin Humanities Institute Seed Grant, Duke University. - Summer Research Fellowship, Duke University. - Graduate Student Essay Prize, Truth Matters Conference, University of Toronto. - James B. Duke Fellowship, Duke University. - University Graduate Research & Creative Scholar Award, Western Michigan University - Heraclitean Society Essay Contest, First Prize, Western Michigan University. - Graduate Assistantship, Center of the Study of Ethics in Society at Western Michigan University. - Research Assistantship, Center of the Study of Ethics in Society at Western Michigan University. Teaching Experience: - Philosophy of Science, Spring 2014, Christopher Newport University - Aesthetics, Spring 2014, Christopher Newport University - Logic, Fall 2013, Christopher Newport University - Modern Philosophy, Fall 2013 (x2), Spring 2014, Christopher Newport University - Critical Thinking, Fall 2013, Spring 2014 (x2), Christopher Newport University - Philosophy of Cognitive Science, Fall 2012, Duke University - Philosophy of Mind, Summer 2012, Duke University - Introduction to Philosophy, Summer 2007, Spring 2009, Spring 2010; Spring 2011; Spring 2012, Duke University. - Interdisciplinary Applied Ethics, Fall 2010, Peace College - Issues in Medical Ethics, Fall 2008, Fall 2010, Duke University. - Ethical Theory, Summer 2008, St. Xavier s University, Chicago, IL. - Instructor of Undergraduate Ethics Bowl Debate Team, Fall 2003 Spring 2005, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI. Teacher s Assistantship Experience: - Philosophy of Mind, Spring 2012, Duke University. - Philosophy of Biology, Fall 2011, Duke University. - Epistemology, Spring 2008, Duke University. - Philosophy of Law, Fall 2007, Duke University. - Philosophy of Religion, Spring 2007, Duke University. 3
- Ethical Theory, Fall 2006, Duke University Graduate Course Work from Duke University & Western Michigan University: Political Values British Empiricism Hegel s Political Philosophy Methods of Empirical Science Metaethics Metaphysics Philosophy of Biology Contemporary Ethical Theories Symbolic Logic Consciousness Comparative Ethics: Culture/Rights Philosophical Psychology Epistemology History of Political Philosophy Philosophy of Religion Philosophy of Mind Aesthetics Research Ethics Services: - Journal Referee: European Journal for Philosophy of Science - Co-chair Duke Naturalized Ethics Reading Group, Fall 2010 Fall 2011. - Chair Duke Naturalized Ethics Reading Group, Spring 2012. Reference List: Professor David B. Wong Dissertation Advisor Susan Fox Beischer & George D. Beischer Professor of Philosophy dbwong@duke.edu 919-660-3046 Professor Karen Neander kneander@duke.edu 919-660-3050 4
Professor Wayne Norman Mike and Ruth Mackowski Professor of Ethics wayne.norman@duke.edu 919-660-3050 Professor Daniel Weiskopf Georgia State University P.O. Box 3994 Atlanta, GA 30302-3994 dweiskopf@gsu.edu 404-413-6100 5