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Julian Lee-Sursin

Julian Lee-Sursin at Place de la Sorbonne

Hi! I'm Julian. I do philosophy and cognitive science (mostly). I'm currently a visiting scholar at Johns Hopkins and finishing up an MS in cognitive science at the ENS. I have an MPhil from La Sorbonne.

My research focuses on explanation, language, and supralinguistic meaning (e.g. meaning in fashion and non-verbal actions). I also think about AI and computational neuroscience. You can learn more about my research by attending one of my upcoming talks:

Upcoming talks

Jun 17-19, 2026
Towards an Explanatory Cognitive Model for Blackwell Informativeness
10th International Conference on Model-Based Reasoning
📍 Rome, Italy
June 8-10, 2026
Fashion and the Jacksonian Mode: Intentionality Beyond Language
17th annual conference of the European Society for Aesthetics (ESA)
📍 Jyväskylä, Finland
Apr 24–26, 2026
Do AI Agents Meet the Epistemic Norms for Explanation?
Humanities of AI Workshop, Johns Hopkins
📍 Baltimore, MD
Apr 16, 2026
Curb Your (Brain-Model Alignment) Enthusiasm (w/ Arnold Fleishman)
AI and Philosophy
📍 New Orleans, LA
Apr 10, 2026
On Fashion's Perceptual Meaning
American Society for Aesthetics, Eastern Division Meeting
📍 Philadelphia, PA
Apr 4, 2026
A Semantic Argument Against Radical Cognitivism
UF Graduate Philosophy Conference
📍 Gainesville, FL

Or click here for more on my research interests and a full list of talks.

Click here to learn more about some of my other interests.

Here is my CV (PDF).

Do feel free to reach me at jleesur1@jh.edu if you wanna talk about philosophy and cogsci (or anything else really).