Montero thinks that we can avoid Hempel's dilemma by taking a middle route that defines the physical in terms of a physics that is like current physics, but improved.

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Montero criticizes the strategy of defining the physical in terms of a future, ideal physics as it still falls prey to Hempel's dilemma. She argues that this approach does not adequately address the issue of specifying what counts as the physical without either referring to a potentially outdated current physics or an indefinitely open future physics.

Montero Thinks That We Can Avoid Hempel's Dilemma by Taking