  In this work we argue that the power and effectiveness of the Bohrian
approach to quantum mechanics is grounded on an inconsistent form of
anti-realist realism which is responsible not only for the uncritical tolerance
-- in physics -- towards the "standard" account of the theory of quanta, but
also -- in philosophy -- of the alarming reproduction of quantum narratives.
Niels Bohr's creative methodology can be exposed through the analysis of what
John Archibald Wheeler called "the great smoky dragon". We will discuss the
existence of such dragons within the "minimal interpretation" applied by
physicists in the orthodox textbook formulation of quantum mechanics as well as
within the many "supplementary interpretations" introduced by philosophers --
or philosophically inclined physicists -- in order to solve the infamous
measurement problem. After analyzing the role of smoky dragons within both
contemporary physics and philosophy of physics we will propose a general
procedure grounded on a series of necessary theoretical conditions for
producing adequate physical concepts that -- hopefully -- could be used as
tools and weapons to capture and defeat these beautiful and powerful creatures.
