James Wilk, PhD

Philosopher and scientist Dr. James Wilk holds degrees from Oxford spanning a range of academic fields including not only philosophy, but also neuroscience, physiology, self-organizing complex systems, psychology, sociology, and social policy and intervention, as well as a degree in cybernetics from the former Institute of Cybernetics at Brunel University – the world’s leading centre for cybernetics at the time.

Dr Wilk returned to Oxford and the Faculty of Philosophy fifteen years ago, he is continuing his philosophical and scientific research, which he is currently preparing for publication, and teaching philosophy at St Edmund Hall.

In parallel with his academic research and teaching at Oxford and elsewhere, Dr Wilk has pursued a clinical career in the mental health field as well as an advisory career in cybernetics and allied disciplines, pure and applied. In this latter capacity he has served as long-term adviser to the CEOs and top management of the world’s leading corporations, as well as the leaders of third-sector, governmental and multi-governmental agencies on both sides the Atlantic.