A Critical Discussion About The Methodology Of Quantum Theory

M. Ferrero, D. Salgado, J. L. Sanchez-Gomez

Published 2011-07-18Version 1

It is argued that the traditional "realist" methodology of physics, according to which human concepts, laws and theories can grasp the essence of reality, is incompatible with the most fruitful interpretation of quantum formalism. The proof rests on the violation by quantum mechanics of the foundational principles of that methodology. An alternative methodology, in which the construction of sciences finishes at the level of human experience, as standard quantum theory strongly suggests, is then conjectured.