Unspeakables and the Epistemological path towards Quantum Gravity

TL;DR

This paper critically assesses current approaches to Quantum Gravity, emphasizing the need for conceptual clarity and proposing the idea of 'Unspeakables' as key guiding principles to refine theoretical formulations.

Contribution

It introduces the concept of 'Unspeakables' as a foundational principle to improve the conceptual grounding of Quantum Gravity theories.

Findings

Highlights the importance of avoiding certain concepts in theory formulation

Argues for clearer conceptual foundations before developing Quantum Gravity

Proposes 'Unspeakables' as a guiding principle in theory construction

Abstract

We offer a critical assessment of some generic features of various of the current approaches towards the construction of a Theory of Quantum Gravity. We will argue that there is a need for further conceptual clarifications before such an enterprise can be launched on a truly well grounded setting, and that one of the guiding principles that can be viewed as part of the reasons for successes of the past theoretical developments is the identification of Unspeakables: Concepts that should not only play no role in the formulation of the theories, but ones that the formalism of the theory itself should prevent from ever been spoken about.