Neil Dewar

Neil Dewar is an Associate Professor at the University of Cambridge's Faculty of Philosophy and a graduate of the University of Oxford (DPhil, 2016). He previously held an Assistant Professor position at the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy and studied as a visiting graduate student at Princeton. His research spans philosophy of physics, logic, mathematics, and metaphysics.

Key research themes include:

• The philosophical implications of symmetry and gauge invariance in physical theories
• The role of category theory in understanding theoretical equivalence
• Structural realism and its relationship to model theory
• Humean supervenience in the context of quantum mechanics

His publications analyze theoretical equivalence (via group theory and Ramsey sentences), interpretative frameworks in physics, and the metaphysical consequences of mathematical structures. Collaborative works with scholars like James Weatherall and Niels Linnemann explore gravitational energy and spacetime epistemology.