Vita
Doohyun Sung is a philosopher specializing in the social epistemology of the biomedical sciences. Doohyun holds a doctoral degree from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), where he was supervised by Grant Fisher. Doohyun’s doctoral dissertation explores epistemic and non-epistemic issues unique to research method development and validation in toxicology. His other research interests include values in science, gatekeeping in science, the (social-)epistemological basis of evidence-based medicine, and science communication.
Contribution to SOCRATES
As a postdoctoral fellow at SOCRATES, Doohyun will conduct a social-epistemological study of regulatory approvals. To be specific, Doohyun will conduct a case-study-based analysis of regulatory approval qua hybrid organizational speech act. Doohyun will also spearhead a joint project aiming to systematize recent developments in the epistemology, ethics, and metaphysics of toxicology.
