The reification of the word against science
arXiv:2211.03410
Abstract
Research in foundations of physics is stagnant, as claimed by many scientists during the last years. I suggest that one reason might be the reification of language, particularly of mathematics, which favour the search for answers to wrong questions.
8 pages, 1 figure. English translation and revision of an essay published in Italian: L. Foschini, "La reificazione della parola contro la scienza''. La Città del Secondo Rinascimento, n. 99, Giugno 2022, p. 13. Corrected an error I made about Arnold Sommerfeld