Hello, I’m Jiseob.
I am a political theorist, and a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Politics at Princeton University.
I specialize in ancient Greek and Roman political thought. My research interests also include philosophy of law, Chinese political thought, comparative political theory between ancient Greece and early China, and the function of emotions in political life.
My dissertation is about the role of law in Plato’s ideal and non-ideal cities. I show that law is an essential part of Plato’s cities that delivers the knowledge of the rulers to the lives of ordinary citizens. I received support from the Princeton University Center for Human Values for my dissertation project, as a Graduate Prize Fellow during the academic year of 2022-2023.
My other research projects include examining how Socrates deals with his sense of shame in Plato’s dialogues and how he can provide a model for our understanding of the function of shame in political life.
For more details on my research projects, check out my research page.
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