Is the Reality Criterion Analytic?

TL;DR

This paper challenges Tim Maudlin's claim that EPR's Reality Criterion is analytically true, arguing instead that it is not, and discusses implications for interpretations of quantum mechanics.

Contribution

It refutes the claim that EPR's Reality Criterion is analytically true and explores how subjectivist views can maintain objectivity in quantum physics.

Findings

EPR's Reality Criterion is not analytically true

Subjectivist quantum views can be compatible with objective reality

Rejection of QBism is not necessary for objectivity

Abstract

Tim Maudlin has claimed that EPR's Reality Criterion is analytically true. We argue that it is not. Moreover, one may be a subjectivist about quantum probabilities without giving up on objective physical reality. Thus, would-be detractors must reject QBism and other epistemic approaches to quantum theory on other grounds.