| David Hilbert's Lectures on the Foundations of Physics 1915-1927 | 2 |
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| Preface | 7 |
| Introduction | 12 |
| The Contents of the Volume | 14 |
| Hilbert's Work in Physics Represented in this Volume | 17 |
| Hilbert's ``First Communication'' and the Energy Concept | 20 |
| Hilbert's ``Second Communication'' | 28 |
| The Editing of the Texts | 34 |
| Chapter 1 The Foundations of Physics: Mitteilungen (1915, 1917) | 36 |
| Introduction | 37 |
| `Die Grundlagen der Physik. (Erste Mitteilung.)' | 39 |
| `Die Grundlagen der Physik. (Zweite Mitteilung.)' | 58 |
| Chapter 2 The Foundations of Physics: The Lectures (1916--1917) | 84 |
| Introduction | 85 |
| `Die Grundlagen der Physik' | 90 |
| Description of the Text | 172 |
| `Die Grundlagen der Physik II' | 173 |
| Description of the Text | 318 |
| Chapter 3 The Foundations of Physics: Specific Topics (1915?--1918) | 319 |
| Introduction | 320 |
| `Erste Korrektur meiner ersten Note.' | 327 |
| Description of the Text | 340 |
| Die Grundlagen der Physik. Notizen. | 341 |
| Description of the Text | 344 |
| `Das Kausalitätsprinzip in der Physik' | 345 |
| Description of the Text | 356 |
| Bucharest Lectures on Space and Time | 357 |
| Description of the Text | 384 |
| Chapter 4 Epistemological Questions of Physics (1921 and 1923) | 385 |
| Introduction | 386 |
| `Natur und mathematisches Erkennen' | 392 |
| Description of the Text | 403 |
| Grundsätzliche Fragen der modernen Physik | 406 |
| Description of the Text | 443 |
| Chapter 5 Lectures on Radiation and Quantum Theory (1912) | 445 |
| Introduction | 446 |
| `Strahlungstheorie' | 451 |
| Description of the Text | 511 |
| Chapter 6 Lectures on Quantum Theory (1922--23 and 1926--27) | 512 |
| Introduction | 513 |
| `Mathematische Grundlagen der Quantentheorie' | 516 |
| Description of the Text | 611 |
| `Mathematische Methoden der Quantentheorie' | 614 |
| Description of the Text | 716 |
| Hilbert's Lecture Courses 1886--1934 | 717 |
| Bibliography | 735 |
| Index | 775 |
