H.A. Kramers Between Tradition and Revolution

H.A. Kramers Between Tradition and Revolution
Author: Max Dresden
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 582
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1461246229

It is now a little more than 11 years since the idea of writing a personal and scientific biography of H. A. Kramers took hold of me. A few days earlier I had been lecturing, in a course on field theory, on the renormalization proce dures of relativistic quantum field theory. Since the students had considerable trouble understanding the physical basis of the procedure, at the end of the lecture T explained that renormalization is not an exclusive quantum or relativistic procedure. A careful treatment of classical electron theory as started by Lorentz and developed in detail by Kramers also requires re normalization. The students appeared quite interested and I promised them that I would explain all this in more detail in the next lecture. I could have looked up this material in Kramers' book, but I remembered that Kramers had stressed this idea in a course I had attended in Leiden in 1938-1939. I did dig up some of these old notes and, although they were considerably less transparent than my recollection seemed to indicate, they reminded me force fully of the thrilling days I had spent in Leiden with Kramers. Kramers' deep insight and originality were apparent even when distorted by my opaque notes. The students had never heard of these ideas of Kramers' and were totally unaware of his work in field theory.

Between Tradition and Revolution

Between Tradition and Revolution
Author: Manfred Riedel
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 208
Release: 1984-07-19
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780521256445

The studies in this 1996 volume relate Hegel's mature views on ethics and politics to the classical tradition of Western political thought. Applying superb scholarship and his knowledge of earlier thinkers to the Philosophy of Right, Manfred Tiedel reveals connections which clarify Hegel's understanding of his relationship with his predecessors.

Tradition And Revolution

Tradition And Revolution
Author: Jiddu Krishnamurti
Publisher:
Total Pages: 253
Release: 1972
Genre:
ISBN: 9788187326076

This book consists of a series of dialogues on ancient Indian religions and philosophical themes, and are a profound investigation into the nature of consciousness, an exploration of the mind, its movement and its frontiers, and of that which lies beyond. Cover slightly shop-soiled, spine damaged at top end, text clean, condition good.

The Human Tradition in the American Revolution

The Human Tradition in the American Revolution
Author: Nancy L. Rhoden
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2000-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1461714222

This collection of 17 biographies provides a unique opportunity for the reader to go beyond the popular heroes of the American Revolution and discover the diverse populace that inhabited the colonies during this pivotal point in history.

Revolutions and the Revolutionary Tradition

Revolutions and the Revolutionary Tradition
Author: David Parker
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2002-11-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1134690592

Revolutions presents eight European case studies including the English revolution of 1649, the French Revolution and the recent revolutions within the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe (1989-1991) and examines them not only in their specific political, economic and social contexts but also as part of the wider European revolutionary tradition. A chapter on the American Revolution is also included as a revolution which grew out of European expansionism and political culture. Revolutions brings together leading writers on European history, who make a major contribution to the controversial debate on the role of revolution in the development of European history. This is a truly comparative book which includes discussion on each of the following key themes: * the causes of revolution, including the importance of political, social and economic factors * the effects of political and philisophical ideas or ideology on the revolution * the form and process of a revolution, including the importance of violence and popular support * the outcome of revolution, both short-term and long-term * the way revolution is viewed in history particularly since the collapse of Communism in Europe.

Tradition and Revolution

Tradition and Revolution
Author: Ivan Illich
Publisher: Macmillan of Canada ; New York : St. Martin's Press
Total Pages: 200
Release: 1971
Genre: Civilization, Modern
ISBN:

Tradition & Revolution

Tradition & Revolution
Author: Troy Southgate
Publisher: Arktos Media Limited
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2010
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781907166075

For twenty-five years, Troy Southgate has been a leading figure in radical politics, and he is currently one of the leading exponents of the English New Right. This anthology is a selection of his best essays, interviews, stories and poems. Through an analysis of both historical and contemporary events, he calls for an abandonment of the traditional Left/Right dichotomy and the creation of autonomous communities outside the prevailing order which can uphold and preserve traditional values. Also offered are Troy's practical suggestions for how this might be put into practice, as well as his in-depth analysis of Julius Evola's Men Among the Ruins, which originally appeared in the Russian Pravda Online. This book has much to offer everyone of a revolutionary disposition. 'Troy's ideals are for power to return to local communities and their chosen leaders, firmly rooted in time-tested principles of honour, labour and responsibility.From this vantage point, it is clear that it is the forces of international capitalism which are the true heirs of the totalitarian movements, and not those such as Troy who are merely seeking a secure island upon which to ride out the coming deluge when it all falls apart...Therefore, one who wants to become active in the arena of radical politics owes it to himself to become familiar with Troy's writings. In doing so, he will avoid many of the problems and pitfalls that plague all would-be radical movements.' --John Morgan, from the Introduction

Revolution, Romanticism, and the Afro-Creole Protest Tradition in Louisiana, 1718--1868

Revolution, Romanticism, and the Afro-Creole Protest Tradition in Louisiana, 1718--1868
Author: Caryn Cossé Bell
Publisher: LSU Press
Total Pages: 348
Release: 1997-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780807141526

With the Federal occupation of New Orleans in 1862, Afro-Creole leaders in that city, along with their white allies, seized upon the ideals of the American and French Revolutions and images of revolutionary events in the French Caribbean and demanded Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité. Their republican idealism produced the postwar South's most progressive vision of the future. Caryn Cossé Bell, in her impressive, sweeping study, traces the eighteenth-century origins of this Afro-Creole political and intellectual heritage, its evolution in antebellum New Orleans, and its impact on the Civil War and Reconstruction.

Between Tradition and Revolution

Between Tradition and Revolution
Author: Manfred Riedel
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2011-03-03
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780521174886

The studies in this 1996 volume relate Hegel's mature views on ethics and politics to the classical tradition of Western political thought. Applying superb scholarship and his knowledge of earlier thinkers to the Philosophy of Right, Manfred Tiedel reveals connections which clarify Hegel's understanding of his relationship with his predecessors.