Julian Lee-Sursin

Hi! I'm Julian. I'm currently a master's student in cognitive science at the ENS. Last year, I was a visiting scholar in the department of Comparative Thought and Literature at Johns Hopkins University (you can read about my research visit here). Before that, I did my MPhil at Sorbonne Université and my BA at Oberlin.

Research Areas: Language, Cognitive Science, Philosophy of Science, Epistemology, Mind.

CV PhilPeople

Upcoming Talks

Nov 13, 2026

"Is Acquaintance a Sui Generis Epistemic Relation?"

Southwestern Philosophical Society 88th Annual Meeting

📍 El Paso, Texas

Jan 13–16, 2027

Title TBD (new work on why-questions)

Eastern Division APA, Papers in Progress Workshop

📍 Boston, Massachusetts

Publication & Preprint

Lee-Sursin, J. (2026) "Panpsychism and the Individuation Problem: Comments on Taofeek"

Southwest Philosophy Review 42(2): 89–96

doi.org/10.5840/swphilreview202642247
Lee-Sursin, J. and Ryoo, H.J. (2026) "A Regress Argument Concerning Autonomous Self-Correction in AI Agents" [Preprint]

with Hong Joo Ryoo

philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/30629

Under Review

Drafts available upon request.

"Is Acquaintance a Sui Generis Epistemic Relation?"

* A draft of this paper was awarded the Indiana Philosophical Association 2025 Graduate Paper Prize
"Perception and Modes of Presentation in Fashion"

* A draft of this paper was awarded an Honorarium by the Institut Français de la Mode

Talk at the Institut Français de la Mode Symposium, Paris, Nov 2025
"Towards a Cognitive Model of Informativeness"
"From Complementarity to Explanation"

with Hong Joo Ryoo

See my CV for a full list of papers and talks.