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February 19, 20260 citationsOpen Access

The Philosophy Crisis of Theoretical Physics

XYXinyu Yang

Key Points

  • To reassess and restructure the fundamental assumptions and philosophical underpinnings of theoretical physics.
  • Examined well-known theories and their inconsistencies
  • Analyzed philosophical frameworks behind theoretical assumptions
  • Proposed a community-based approach to redefine physics
  • Identified profound inconsistencies in existing theoretical frameworks
  • Contended for a necessary reassessment of theoretical physics' axioms
  • Suggests tentative directions for a new unified theory

Abstract

Theoretical Physics emerges from natural science and is always part of natural philosophy. Therefore, there is a necessity for us to look back at the fundamental assumptions, models, and concepts of the theories already there and the philosophical underpinnings or underlying conceptual framework behind them. In this paper, we examine some of the most well-known theories and some of the most profound inconsistencies inherent in their bases. From this, we contend that the fundamental axiomatic mandate and objective of theoretical physics need to be reassessed and restructured by humanity as a whole. This requires the physics community and the broader humanity to rethink about the epistemic structure of physics and thus cannot be determined by any single person or entity. So, we provide some tentative clues about the possible redefinition of these philosophical concepts and the possible direction to a new unified theory. Our work offers a novel perspective on the traditional theory of our time and opens up a new space for future subsequent research and discussions.

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Xinyu Yang (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6996a7b5ecb39a600b3ed9c2https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18653826
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