Robert Batterman is an internationally recognized authority in the philosophy of science and the philosophy of physics. He has made substantial and ground-breaking contributions in a number of areas and has pioneered new approaches in the philosophy of physics.

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BATTERMAN, Robert W. –Department of Philosophy, University of Western Ontario
Robert Batterman is Professor of Philosophy, Rotman Canada Research Chair in Philosophy of Science at the University of Western Ontario, and co-founder of the J.L. Rotman Institute of Science and Values. He is an internationally recognized authority in the philosophy of science and the philosophy of physics. He has made substantial and ground-breaking contributions in a number of areas including explanation, reduction, and the role of idealization in science. He has pioneered new approaches in the philosophy of physics, specifically in statistical mechanics and condensed matter theory where his work on the renormalization group has both redirected and reshaped philosophical debates about the nature of mathematical explanation and emergence in physics. His book and articles are cited frequently and have served as catalysts for changing the direction of research in philosophy of physics in several areas.