Simon Saunders

Who is Simon Saunders?

Simon Saunders is a British philosopher of physics. He is noted for his work on quantum mechanics, on identity and indiscernibility in physics, and on structural realism.

Saunders is currently Professor of Philosophy of Physics at the University of Oxford, and Fellow of Linacre College, having moved to Oxford in 1996. He has previously held permanent posts at Harvard University, and temporary or visiting positions at Wolfson College, Oxford, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Harvard, École Polytechnique, University of British Columbia, Perimeter Institute, and IMéRA. He is married to Kalypso Nicolaïdis; they have two children.