David Hilbert's Lectures on the Foundations of Physics, 1915-1927

- Introduction

Part C: General Relativity
- Overview of the texts on General Relativity
- Hilbert's Lectures on The Foundations of Physics from 1915
- Hilbert's Lectures on The Foundations of Physics, Main Lecture 1916/17
- Hilbert's Lectures on FoP, Second Communication 1916
- Hilbert's Lectures on Space and Time (Bukarest), 1918
- Epistemological Issues
- Overview of the texts
- Hilbert's Lectures on The Causality Principle from 1916
- Hilbert's Lectures on Nature and Mathematical Knowledge from 1921
- Hilbert's Lectures on The World Equations from 1923

Part E: Quantum Mechanics
- Overview of the texts
- Hilbert's Lectures on Radiation Theory from 1916
- Chapter 16: Hilbert's Lectures on Mathematical Methods of Quantum Theory from 19222/23 and 1926/27.

Arne Schirrmacher, Dr. rer. nat., ist wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Münchner Zentrum für Wissenschafts- und Technikgeschichte am Deutschen Museum.

From the reviews:

"This is one volume of an ambitious project to publish David Hilbert's lectures on the foundations of mathematics and physics, 1891-1933. ... The upshot is a wonderful resource making possible new scholarship on Hilbert as a highly interesting philosopher of physics and epistemologist. ... Philosophers of physics and those with interests in early twentieth-century HOPOS will find in this book an irresistible invitation to explore Hilbert as philosopher of physics and epistemologist." (Katherine Brading, Metascience, October, 2013)

"This is the second volume published in the meritorious selection from Hilbert's unpublished lecture notes of courses on the foundations of mathematics and physics ... . The volume is completed by several tools that make access to the material easier: a complete list of Hilbert's lecture ... and an index of names and subjects. ... an excellent volume that perfectly fulfils the editor's desire 'to bring out the significance and potential of Hilbert's contributions to the foundations of physics in all their aspects' ... ." (Volker Peckhaus, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2011 c)

"This splendidly edited and rich volume sets a remarkable store of Hilbert's ideas before the public ... . The book and each of its six chapters have excellent introductions by the editors ... have taken the sensible decision to leave Hilbert's text in its original German. ... they have judged that the best (a translation) would have been the enemy of the good (a well edited book that actually exists) and for choosing the good, and much else, we should thank them." (Jeremy J. Gray, The Mathematical Association of America, March, 2010)

"David Hilbert (1862-1943) was an outstanding mathematician whose Gesammelte Abhandlungen (Collected Works) were published during his lifetime, between 1932 and 1935 in three volumes. ... this volume inhabits a place somewhere between a definitive critical history and a student edition, although readers of

From the reviews:

"This is one volume of an ambitious project to publish David Hilbert's lectures on the foundations of mathematics and physics, 1891-1933. ... The upshot is a wonderful resource making possible new scholarship on Hilbert as a highly interesting philosopher of physics and epistemologist. ... Philosophers of physics and those with interests in early twentieth-century HOPOS will find in this book an irresistible invitation to explore Hilbert as philosopher of physics and epistemologist." (Katherine Brading, Metascience, October, 2013)

"This is the second volume published in the meritorious selection from Hilbert's unpublished lecture notes of courses on the foundations of mathematics and physics ... . The volume is completed by several tools that make access to the material easier: a complete list of Hilbert's lecture ... and an index of names and subjects. ... an excellent volume that perfectly fulfils the editor's desire 'to bring out the significance and potential of Hilbert's contributions to the foundations of physics in all their aspects' ... ." (Volker Peckhaus, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2011 c)

"This splendidly edited and rich volume sets a remarkable store of Hilbert's ideas before the public ... . The book and each of its six chapters have excellent introductions by the editors ... have taken the sensible decision to leave Hilbert's text in its original German. ... they have judged that the best (a translation) would have been the enemy of the good (a well edited book that actually exists) and for choosing the good, and much else, we should thank them." (Jeremy J. Gray, The Mathematical Association of America, March, 2010)

"David Hilbert (1862-1943) was an outstanding mathematician whose Gesammelte Abhandlungen (Collected Works) were published during his lifetime, between 1932 and 1935 in three volumes. ... this volume inhabits a place somewhere between a definitive critical history and a student edition,