While we might naturally think that artworks possess sensible and physical properties in the same way that other finite, natural objects do, there is reason to think that on Hegel’s account artworks “work” only insofar as they quite literally suspend their otherwise finite, natural properties, thereby realizing a decidedly infinite and autonomous way of being. This chapter appeals to some of the distinctive insights of Hegel’s idealist metaphysics to develop what is in effect an original, Hegelian-inspired ontology of the artwork. It argues that artworks make an express show of their own suspension of the natural, affirming the birth of their distinctive, autonomous reality in and through a movement that involves the transcending of the otherwise natural terms of their own existence. To experience the beauty of an artwork is to experience this transformative movement, and the chapter argues that what is at issue here is akin to the nature of transformative historical events that on Hegel’s account set the terms of world history.

This chapter explains how the technical evolution of rifled guns and their bullets altered the lethality of gun violence during the industrial era. It explains how over the course of a century (1850–1950), these industrial weapons, which were so much more lethal than the smoothbore muskets of the past, revolutionised gun violence and made the power to kill accessible to all. It argues that it was the accessibility of this power of life and death, and the expansion of the global trade in these weapons, that affected what contemporaries viewed as legitimate forms of gun violence. The chapter argues that it was the invention of ‘less’ lethal bullets in the 1880s and early 1890s that ensured that when the British military deployed deeply destructive ‘dum-dum’ bullets in their wars in India and Sudan it inspired global media outrage. This outrage inspired the delegates at The Hague Conference of 1899 to ban these ammunitions in the laws of war. This ban helped to entrench the idea that some forms of gun violence are more transgressive than others and that dum-dum bullets are unconscionable weapons.

A concluding chapter that offers additional readings and resources for the interested reader.

Complex fluids can be found all around us, from molten plastics to mayonnaise, and understanding their highly nonlinear dynamics is the subject of much research.

This text introduces a common theoretical framework for understanding and predicting the flow behavior of complex fluids. This framework allows for results including a qualitative understanding of the relationship between a fluid’s behavior at the microscale of particles or macromolecules, and its macroscopic, viscoelastic properties. The author uses a microstructural approach to derive constitutive theories that remain simple enough to allow computational predictions of complicated macroscale flows.

Readers develop their intuition to learn how to approach the description of materials not covered in the book, as well as limits such as higher concentrations that require computational methods for microstructural analysis.

This monograph’s unique breadth and depth make it a valuable resource for researchers and graduate students in fluid mechanics.

Outlines the leadership skills needed to navigate modern higher education’s complexity. Discusses strategic vision, emotional intelligence, and managing change in a VUCA environment. Highlights the need for leaders to balance efficiency with entrepreneurial thinking and foster a culture of innovation.

The St Petersburg Declaration of 1868 was the first international agreement that regulated a modern weapon of war. It did so by outlawing the military deployment of small arms ammunitions that exploded or fulminated on impact. This chapter narrates the history of the Declaration by analysing the uses made of exploding bullets in the 1860s. It explains how considerations of their inherent lethality informed the terms of the treaty, including the norms of superfluous injury and unnecessary suffering which remain foundational to international humanitarian law today. It also shows how after 1868, the military use of exploding bullets was cast as an act of barbarism in the global media. Compliance reporting became a regular feature of newspaper accounts of colonial and inter-state warfare, including the Franco-Prussian War of 1870. This reporting helped to inspire an attempt to ban expanding small arms ammunitions at the Brussels Conference of 1874. The chapter underlines the centrality of the St Petersburg Declaration to the ways in which people viewed gun violence in the late nineteenth century as well as to the regulation of dum-dum bullets in 1899.

Complex fluids can be found all around us, from molten plastics to mayonnaise, and understanding their highly nonlinear dynamics is the subject of much research.

This text introduces a common theoretical framework for understanding and predicting the flow behavior of complex fluids. This framework allows for results including a qualitative understanding of the relationship between a fluid’s behavior at the microscale of particles or macromolecules, and its macroscopic, viscoelastic properties. The author uses a microstructural approach to derive constitutive theories that remain simple enough to allow computational predictions of complicated macroscale flows.

Readers develop their intuition to learn how to approach the description of materials not covered in the book, as well as limits such as higher concentrations that require computational methods for microstructural analysis.

This monograph’s unique breadth and depth make it a valuable resource for researchers and graduate students in fluid mechanics.

Explores the rise of campus entrepreneurship, tracing its roots to landmark discoveries like recombinant DNA. Discusses technology transfer, licensing offices, and startups founded by faculty and students. Emphasizes the importance of entrepreneurial activities in enhancing research impact, generating revenue, and fostering regional development.