Cybernetician. Philosopher. Artist.#
Thomas is a PhD candidate at the School of Cybernetics. He holds degrees in philosophy and quantitative economics, as well as a Master’s in Bioethics from New York University. His research lies at the intersection of first- and second-order cybernetics, phenomenology, and philosophy of the self. More broadly, he also engages questions in philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, and metaphysics.
At the School of Cybernetics, his doctoral work develops a cybernetic account of the self as a complex dynamic system whose stability depends on the continuous regulation of its own experiential and interpretive processes. Against reductive biological and neurological accounts, he treats the self not as a static entity but as an ongoing process of self-relation to experience. Within this framework, he examines how breakdowns in these processes give rise to forms of ontological instability commonly described as disorders of the self.
A central focus of his research is the role of art in this context. He investigates how and why aesthetic practices can function as mechanisms of systemic reorganization, enabling the self to restore viability by reconfiguring its relation to experience.
Prior to his PhD, Thomas worked as an analyst in economic consulting, where he developed experience in data analysis and quantitative modeling. This background informs his interdisciplinary approach. His work seeks to bridge philosophical and empirical inquiry while preserving the irreducibility of first-person experience, contributing to a research program that is both theoretically rigorous and oriented toward therapeutic relevance.
Areas of Expertise: Cybernetics, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Science, Applied Philosophy (Bioethics), Experimental Philosophy, Data Analysis, Digital Humanities, and Econometrics.