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Author: Bernard Bosanquet File Type: pdf Originally published in 1905, Bosanquets translation of Hegels Philosophy of Fine Art brings Hegels commentary and analysis of what constitutes beauty and fine art to an English audience as well as presenting his own viewpoints on the work and what is at the heart of true philosophical theory. This title will be of interest to students of philosophy and art. **

Author: Dan Hooper File Type: pdf blockquoteThe first accessible book on a theory of physics that explains the relationship between the particles and forces that make up our universe. blockquoteFor decades, physicists have been fascinated with the possibility that two seemingly independent aspects of our worldmatter and forcemay in fact be intimately connected and inseparable facets of nature. This idea, known as supersymmetry, is considered by many physicists to be one of the most beautiful and elegant theories ever conceived. According to this theory, however, there is much more to our universe than we have witnessed thus far. In particular, supersymmetry predicts that for each type of particle there must also exist others, called superpartners. To the frustration of many particle physicists, no such superpartner particles have ever been observed. As the worlds most powerful particle acceleratorthe Large Hadron Colliderbegins operating in 2008, this may be about to change. By discovering the forms of matter predicted by supersymmetry, this incredible machine is set to transform our current understanding of the universes laws and structure, and overturn the way that we think about matter, force, space, and time. ullNatures Blueprint* explores the reasons why supersymmetry is so integral to how we understand our world and describes the incredible machines used in the search for it. In an engaging and accessible style, it gives readers a glimpse into the symmetries, patterns, and very structure behind the universe and its laws. lulReviewEssential reading (New Scientist )An enthusiastic, mostly comprehensible account of a popular theory many scientists believe will unite two of the few remaining separate elements in the universe matter and energy...Hooper does a fine job explaining historical physics and newer concepts (Kirkus Reviews )As the worlds most powerful particle accelerator revs up, Dan Hoopers book is essential reading. (New Scientist ) About the AuthorDan Hooper is an associate scientist in the theoretical astrophysics group at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois, where he investigates dark matter, supersymmetry, neutrinos, extra dimensions, and cosmic rays. Originally from Cold Spring, Minnesota, Dr. Hooper received his PhD at the University of Wisconsin and was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. He is the author of Dark Cosmos In Search of our Universes Missing Mass and Energy, a SEED magazine Notable Book.

Author: William Patterson File Type: pdf This book explores the ways in which democracies can win counterinsurgencies when they implement a proper strategy. At a time when the USA is retrenching from two bungled foreign wars that involved deadly insurgent uprisings, this is a particularly important argument. Succumbing to the trauma of those engagements and drawing the wrong conclusions about counterinsurgency can only lead to further defeat in the future. Rather than assuming that counterinsurgency is ineffective, it is crucial to understand that a conventional response to an insurgent challenge is likely to fail. Counterinsurgency must be applied from the beginning, and if done properly can be highly effective, even when used by democratic regimes. In fact, because such regimes are often wealthier have more experience at institution-building and functional governance are more pluralistic in nature and therefore enjoy higher levels of legitimacy than do autocracies, democracies may have considerable advantages in counterinsurgency warfare. Rather than give up in despair, democracies should learn to leverage these advantages and implement them against future insurgencies.About the Author William Patterson earned his PhD in International Studies from Old Dominion University, Virginia, USA. He previously served a tour in Afghanistan with the US Armys Human Terrain System conducting socio-cultural research in furtherance of the USA counterinsurgency strategy. He is a graduate of the US Armys Counterinsurgency Leaders Course. He has published articles in a variety of scholarly journals, and currently serves with the US Department of State.