Wolfgang Smith

Wolfgang Smith's books explore physics, ontology, quantum theory, cosmology, causation, myth, and the philosophical assumptions attached to scientific explanation. The Quantum Enigma and Physics: A Science in Quest of an Ontology ask what kind of reality physical theories describe. Physics and Vertical Causation questions whether one level of explanation is sufficient for every kind of cause.

Cosmos & Transcendence and Ancient Wisdom and Modern Misconceptions place modern scientific belief beside older metaphysical frameworks. Science and Myth extends the comparison to cosmological narratives and public claims about science. Across these works, Smith distinguishes measurement from interpretation, arguing that a theory's predictive success does not by itself settle every question about what exists.