‘Physics’, Revised & Expanded Edition: Available Now
Earlier this year we brought you Physics: A Science in Quest of an Ontology—not realizing, at the time, that the book was yet incomplete. The book was divide...
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Surveying the Integral Cosmos: A Review of ‘Physics & Vertical Causation’
John Trevor Berger According to the experts of standard cosmology, we live in a universe which is uniformly egalitarian, a homogeneous mass of subatomic particl...
The Quantum Enigma: Available Now
Our in-house publishing venture to bring you his Collected Works now presents the fourth, PSI edition of Wolfgang Smith’s 1995 classic, The Quantum Enigma: Fi...
Physics & Vertical Causation: Available Now
Continuing our in-house publishing venture to bring you the Collected Works of Wolfgang Smith, the third, revised edition of Physics and Vertical Causation: The...
Science & Myth: Available Now
Continuing our in-house publishing venture to bring you the Collected Works of Wolfgang Smith, the third, PSI edition of Science & Myth: With a Response to ...
Wolfgang Smith at Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal
In this landmark interview, popular podcaster Curt Jaimungal welcomes Wolfgang Smith to Theories of Everything. Curt and Wolfgang discuss a wide range of topics...
Introducing the Project Schola Podcast
We hope you enjoy the pilot episode of our latest endeavor—featuring co-hosts Brian Murphy and John Trevor Berger—the Project Schola Podcast! We’ve ha...
Wolfgang Smith at The Bryan Callen Show
Popular comedian and podcaster Bryan Callen recently visited Wolfgang Smith to talk Einstein and atoms, visual perception and philosophy—not a show you want t...
Wolfgang Smith at Asking Anything with Jack
Wolfgang Smith discusses the quantum measurement problem, his latest research, visual perception and more with Jack Ophof at Asking Anything with Jack. Also fe...
Wolfgang Smith at Coast to Coast AM with George Noory
A great discussion between Wolfgang Smith and George Noory the other night on Einstein, ontology, India, and Physics: A Science in Quest of an Ontology. VISIT C...
New Review from Innovation & Tech Today
Another great review of Physics: A Science in Quest of an Ontology from Innovation & Tech Today by Aron Vaughan—check it out! READ REVIEW ORDER THE BOOK &...
An Interview of Wolfgang Smith at Authority Magazine
A fantastic interview of Wolfgang Smith by Savio Clemente on Physics: A Science in Quest of an Ontology for Authority Magazine! READ INTERVIEW ORDER THE ...
An Excerpt from Dr. Smith’s New Book
Read an excerpt from Wolfgang Smith’s new book, Physics: A Science in Quest of an Ontology, courtesy of Science and Nonduality! READ EXCERPT ORDER THE BOOK &...
‘Physics: A Science in Quest of an Ontology’ Now Available
For some months we have been promising something big coming off the press from the still-active pen of Wolfgang Smith, and this is it! Wolfgang Smith resolves ...
Wolfgang Smith at Footnotes2Plato
An insightful exchange between Dr. Wolfgang Smith and Dr. Matthew Segall, host of Footnotes2Plato. Wolfgang and Matt discuss A. N. Whitehead’s critique of...
Wolfgang Smith & John Vervaeke at The Meaning Code (II)
Karen Wong had us back once again on The Meaning Code for a second meeting with John Vervaeke. In this probing philosophical discussion, Dr. Smith and Dr. Verva...
Wolfgang Smith & Jonathan Pageau at The Meaning Code
Karen Wong, host of The Meaning Code, welcomed us back for yet another fascinating dialogue. Wolfgang Smith and Jonathan Pageau discuss various aspects of symbo...
Wolfgang Smith & John Vervaeke at The Meaning Code (I)
The first of a fascinating exchange of ideas between Wolfgang Smith and John Vervaeke at Karen Wong’s The Meaning Code the other day. Dr. Smith and Dr. V...
The Philos-Sophia Vlog | Mendacity in Science
In this special extended finale episode, Wolfgang and Richard discuss some very timely issues about the role and function of the scientific establishment, how t...
Introducing ‘Vedanta in Light of Christian Wisdom’
Wolfgang Smith In a sense this book originated in remote parts of India when a young man from the West sought the counsel of sādhus in quest of spiritual wisdo...
The Philos-Sophia Vlog | The Corporeal and the Physical
In Episode 10 of our continuing series of interview segments—which we rebooted in late March, following its original premiere in late 2020—Dr. Wolfgang Smit...
Wolfgang Smith at The Meaning Code
Karen Wong of The Meaning Code discusses The Vertical Ascent and the Philos-Sophia Initiative with Wolfgang and fellow guest Richard Smith—great interview! O...
The Philos-Sophia Vlog | Visual Perception
In Episode 9 of our continuing series of interview segments featuring Dr. Wolfgang Smith and Dr. Richard Smith—which we rebooted this March, following its ori...
The Philos-Sophia Vlog | Bifurcation
In the eighth episode of our continuing series of interview segments featuring Dr. Wolfgang Smith and Dr. Richard Smith—which we rebooted last month following...
The Philos-Sophia Vlog | Ad Hoc Hypotheses I: Evolution
In the sixth episode of a remarkable series of interview segments—which we rebooted a couple weeks ago following its original premiere in late 2020—Dr. Wolf...
The Philos-Sophia Vlog | Corporeal World
The Philos-Sophia Vlog returns! We’re very excited to introduce the continuation of this series—which first premiered in late 2020—featuring Dr. Wolfg...
Cosmos and Transcendence: Available Now
Last year, the Philos-Sophia Initiative proudly inaugurated our in-house publishing venture to bring you the Collected Works of Wolfgang Smith with the author&#...
Restoring Sense to the Universe: A Review of ‘The Vertical Ascent’
Michael Dominic Taylor With this new book, Wolfgang Smith cements his reputation as a profound and original thinker whose proposals do not admit indifference. W...
The Philos-Sophia Vlog | Introducing ‘The Vertical Ascent’
In the first of a series of talks with PSI President Rick DeLano, Dr. Wolfgang Smith addresses the sweeping themes and breakthrough insights now available in hi...
The Vertical Ascent: Available Now
We are incredibly excited to officially announce the availability of Wolfgang Smith’s magnificent final work: The Vertical Ascent is available in a deluxe...
From the Prologue to ‘The Vertical Ascent’ (II)
Bruno Bérard Editor’s Note: The following is the second of a two-part preview of M. Bérard’s Prologue to Wolfgang Smith’s forthcoming book...
From the Prologue to ‘The Vertical Ascent’ (I)
Bruno Bérard Editor’s Note: The following is the first of a two-part preview of M. Bérard’s Prologue to Wolfgang Smith’s forthcoming book,...
The Wisdom of Wolfgang Smith | The Starting Point
In a sense the starting point and main emphasis in my work has been to discredit what I term the scientistic worldview. “Scientistic” rather ...
The Philos-Sophia Vlog | Theory and Reality
The fourth in a series of interview segments featuring Dr. Wolfgang Smith and Dr. Richard Smith, this remarkable interview ranges over a broad array of subjects...
The Philos-Sophia Vlog | The Measuring Problem
The third in a series of interview segments featuring Dr. Wolfgang Smith and Dr. Richard Smith, this remarkable interview ranges over a broad array of subjects,...
The Philos-Sophia Vlog | What is the Quantum Enigma?
The second in a series of interview segments featuring Dr. Wolfgang Smith and Dr. Richard Smith, this remarkable interview ranges over a broad array of subjects...
The Philos-Sophia Vlog | Welcome to Wolfgang Smith & Introducing Richard Smith
We’re very happy to share the first in a series of interview segments featuring Dr. Wolfgang Smith and Dr. Richard Smith. The remarkable interview ranges ...
The Wisdom of Wolfgang Smith | Know Thyself
The teaching of the Delphic oracle—”Know thyself”—is a question of supreme Wisdom, which has been very largely forgotten in modern times....
The Wisdom of Wolfgang Smith | New Oracle
Imagine a father or mother hugging their child in the belief that it is an aggregate of “quantum stuff”! I mean, it is really horrible even t...
The Wisdom of Wolfgang Smith | Utterly Dehumanized
When you stop to reflect upon this discrepancy between what we believe in our “scientific” moments, so to speak—when we consciously accept ...
The Wisdom of Wolfgang Smith | Illusion
When it comes right down to it nobody believes this fully, because most of the time during the day the grass is green. I mean, even a physicist will see ...
The Wisdom of Wolfgang Smith | Scientism and Ideology
A great deal of what we call science is scientism, which is to say that it’s ideology driven. What we are facing here is not “science,”...
The Wisdom of Wolfgang Smith | The Famous “Measuring Problem”
We do perceive the external world—the grass is green, roses are red, mountains have a beautiful view which you can hardly describe. This is not just in...
The Wisdom of Wolfgang Smith | A Completely Skewed Worldview
We have been educated in a completely skewed worldview. We have an upside-down view of almost everything because, as I say, we are officially persuaded t...
The Wisdom of Wolfgang Smith | We Are Born for Wisdom
One is then open to learn—and there is a great deal to learn—and it is possible. Every human being can learn. Every human being, to some degree or ot...
An Interview with Wolfgang Smith at Sacred Web
In this interview for Sacred Web—generously shared with the Initiative by the journal’s editor, M. Ali Lakhani—Samuel Bendeck Sotillos elicits from W...
Preface to the Persian Edition of ‘Ancient Wisdom and Modern Misconceptions’
Wolfgang Smith Editor’s Note: The following is a reproduction of Prof. Smith’s preface to Sa’id Tehrani-Nasab’s translation of Ancient...
The EQR Vlog | Guest Wolfgang Smith
Join us for a very special conversation with Wolfgang Smith about the making of The End of Quantum Reality. A rare glimpse of the man engaging topics outside th...
Vertical Causation (III): Vertical Causality and the “Limit Theorems”
Raphael De Paola According to Wolfgang Smith, modern physics has discovered a unique, hitherto unknown ontological plane, namely the aforementioned “physical...
An Interview with Wolfgang Smith
Dr. Wolfgang Smith discusses his most recent insights on physics, cosmology, philosophy, and his new critique of the physics of Albert Einstein. The Philos-Soph...
Vertical Causation (II): Corporeal Strata and The Distinction
Raphael De Paola All corporeal beings can be classified in one of four levels of the following hierarchical order: mineral, vegetable, animal, and human (i.e., ...
The Distinction and the Priority of Philosophy
John Trevor Berger A key element of Wolfgang Smith’s thought—failure of which to grasp will forever inhibit one from understanding what makes his work so gr...
Welcome to Philos-Sophia
Rick DeLano Welcome to the online home of the Philos-Sophia Initiative, and thanks for coming! The Initiative exists to foster the wider dissemination of, and e...