Hyunseop completed his PhD in philosophy at New York University in 2012. In his dissertation, he developed a non-consequentialist theory about our moral obligations to future people. He received a LL.B. and a M.A. in philosophy from Seoul National University, and studied at the Judicial Research & Training Institute in Korea. He served as a judge in Seoul for a while.
During his time at Stanford, Hyunseop continued to revise his dissertation for publication and he started new research projects on democracy, markets, and non-natural moral realism.
Current Appointment: Assistant Professor at Seoul National University