James Wyngarde is an author, philosopher, and independent researcher specialising in the areas of consciousness, identity, and purpose within a naturalistic framework. His work focuses on the structural conditions required for conscious experience and the regulatory processes through which human beings maintain identity across time.
He developed the Coherent Arc Model (CAM), a theoretical framework that defines purpose as a feature of identity regulation rather than as a metaphysical property. The framework integrates ideas from philosophy of mind, cognitive science, and systems theory to explain how individuals construct and maintain a coherent sense of self across extended temporal horizons. It serves as the foundation for a broader research programme examining consciousness, identity, and artificial intelligence.
Areas of work
Philosophy of mind and theories of consciousness, with a focus on the structural conditions required for experience.
Identity and purpose as regulatory processes in self-maintaining systems.
Artificial intelligence and the limits of agency, including the implications of human–AI integration.
Recent papers
Human-AI Integration: The Structurally Probable Path to Cognitive Augmentation (2026)
Identity Regulation and Pathology of the Human-AI Hybrid (2026)
Selected work from the Coherent Arc Model research programme:
The Coherent Arc Model of Purpose (2026)
The Hard Problem as a Category Error (2026)
A Thermodynamic Account of Purpose as a Regulatory Abstraction (2026)
The Limits of Artificial Agency (2026)
Contact and updates
For new writing and updates, visit Substack. For correspondence, email directly.
Substack: @jameswyngarde
Email: jwngarde@proton.me