Dr Neville Buch

Professional Historian and History Consultancy Services Brisbane

Category: 2016-future Public Cognition

  • Philosophy in Practice: Actual and Potential MICE Operational Spheres

    Philosophy in Practice: Actual and Potential MICE Operational Spheres

    Dr Neville Buch and MICE[1] Abstract This essay outlines the actual and potential operational activities of the Management Institute for Contributory Economy (MICE), founded by Dr. Neville Buch alongside colleagues Dr. Neil Peach and Dr. Michael Macklin. Moving beyond abstract academic critique, MICE functions as an operational infrastructure for applied social practice, human authorship, and…

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  • The New-Old MICE Ingredients: Vision and Operation

    The New-Old MICE Ingredients: Vision and Operation

    Abstract This essay is basically humanly-devised with A.I. assistance in re-drafting. The aim of the essay is to articulate “ingredients” which have always been the Management Institute for Contributory Economy (MICE) Motto but is still new for some persons. The MICE Motto in the details expresses the Vision and Operation. 1. Introduction and Methodological Foundations…

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  • The “Why Tech Makes Us Fear Forgetting” audio commentary and Comparative Analysis of Memory, Trauma, and Cultural Ideology in Unforgettable (2017), Unforgettable (US TV), and Unforgotten (UK TV):

    The “Why Tech Makes Us Fear Forgetting” audio commentary and Comparative Analysis of Memory, Trauma, and Cultural Ideology in Unforgettable (2017), Unforgettable (US TV), and Unforgotten (UK TV):

    The “Why Tech Makes Us Fear Forgetting” audio commentary on MICE’s Contributory Economy and Human Authorship: Abstract This comparative essay examines how memory, forgetfulness, and “un-forgottenness” are conceptualized, dramatically operationalized, and culturally shaped across three distinct screen works: the 2017 American film Unforgettable, the American television series Unforgettable (2011–2016), and the British cold-case television series…

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  • Marketing Killed the Message: Reclaiming Relational Dignity in an Age of Transactional Utility

    Marketing Killed the Message: Reclaiming Relational Dignity in an Age of Transactional Utility

    The “How Marketing Killed Genuine Human Communication” audio commentary on MICE’s Contributory Economy and Human Authorship: Abstract This essay critiques the systemic degradation of communicative discourse resulting from the triumph of modern marketing strategies and market fundamentalism. By prioritizing transactional exchange, market segmentation, and instrumental persuasion, marketing transforms human subjects into passive consumer-auditors, rendering society…

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  • The Road to Home. A Re-Narrativization of The Story of Resilience Part 7

    The Road to Home. A Re-Narrativization of The Story of Resilience Part 7

    The “Reclaiming Human Authorship on Australian Highways” audio commentary on MICE’s Contributory Economy and Human Authorship at: https://drnevillebuch.com/2016-future-public-cognition/audio-commentary-discussion-no-debate-a-conversation-on-5th-australian-east-coast-trip-powerpoint-story-of-resilience-presentation-5th-australian-east-coast-trip-brisbane-to-geelong-and-back-vi/ Abstract This seventh and culminating paper in the Lebensphilosophie series completes the overarching theoretical arc by translating phenomenological ontology, metacognitive diagnosis, and spatial epistemology into an actionable blueprint for civilizational renewal, public policy reform, and moral governance.…

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  • The Road to Home. A Re-Narrativization of The Story of Resilience Part 6

    The Road to Home. A Re-Narrativization of The Story of Resilience Part 6

    The “Reclaiming Human Authorship on Australian Highways” audio commentary on MICE’s Contributory Economy and Human Authorship at: https://drnevillebuch.com/2016-future-public-cognition/audio-commentary-discussion-no-debate-a-conversation-on-5th-australian-east-coast-trip-powerpoint-story-of-resilience-presentation-5th-australian-east-coast-trip-brisbane-to-geelong-and-back-vi/ Abstract This concluding abstract in the Lebensphilosophie series presents a comprehensive synthesis of independent scholarship, institutional critique, and civilizational renewal, establishing a workable blueprint for restoring Human Authorship in an era dominated by corporate managerialism, hyper-industrial automation,…

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  • The Road to Home. A Re-Narrativization of The Story of Resilience Part 5

    The Road to Home. A Re-Narrativization of The Story of Resilience Part 5

    The “Reclaiming Human Authorship on Australian Highways” audio commentary on MICE’s Contributory Economy and Human Authorship at: https://drnevillebuch.com/2016-future-public-cognition/audio-commentary-discussion-no-debate-a-conversation-on-5th-australian-east-coast-trip-powerpoint-story-of-resilience-presentation-5th-australian-east-coast-trip-brisbane-to-geelong-and-back-vi/ Abstract This concluding paper in the Lebensphilosophie series presents a comprehensive metacognitive framework—the Dynamic of Cognition (DoC)—designed to systematically counteract technological denoetization, institutional “potted thinking,” and the mechanical liquidation of human judgment[1]. Diagnosing the contemporary crisis of…

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  • The Road to Home. A Re-Narrativization of The Story of Resilience Part 4

    The Road to Home. A Re-Narrativization of The Story of Resilience Part 4

    The “Reclaiming Human Authorship on Australian Highways” audio commentary on MICE’s Contributory Economy and Human Authorship at: https://drnevillebuch.com/2016-future-public-cognition/audio-commentary-discussion-no-debate-a-conversation-on-5th-australian-east-coast-trip-powerpoint-story-of-resilience-presentation-5th-australian-east-coast-trip-brisbane-to-geelong-and-back-vi/ Abstract This paper completes the Lebensphilosophie quadrupart synthesis by establishing a comprehensive spatial epistemology and environmental phenomenology capable of uncoiling human cognition from the “techné mindset” and obsessive-logistic formalisms[1]. It addresses the fundamental ontological divide between biological…

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  • The Road to Sydney. A Re-Narrativization of The Story of Resilience Part 3

    The Road to Sydney. A Re-Narrativization of The Story of Resilience Part 3

    The “Reclaiming Human Authorship on Australian Highways” audio commentary on MICE’s Contributory Economy and Human Authorship at: https://drnevillebuch.com/2016-future-public-cognition/audio-commentary-discussion-no-debate-a-conversation-on-5th-australian-east-coast-trip-powerpoint-story-of-resilience-presentation-5th-australian-east-coast-trip-brisbane-to-geelong-and-back-vi/ Abstract This paper completes the Lebensphilosophie trilogy by translating phenomenological attunement and noetic ontology into an operational blueprint for civilizational governance, educational renewal, and economic justice[3]. Diagnosing the structural collapse of corporate academia and technocratic administration, it…

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  • The Geelong Roads. A Re-Narrativization of The Story of Resilience Part 2

    The Geelong Roads. A Re-Narrativization of The Story of Resilience Part 2

    The “Reclaiming Human Authorship on Australian Highways” audio commentary on MICE’s Contributory Economy and Human Authorship at: https://drnevillebuch.com/2016-future-public-cognition/audio-commentary-discussion-no-debate-a-conversation-on-5th-australian-east-coast-trip-powerpoint-story-of-resilience-presentation-5th-australian-east-coast-trip-brisbane-to-geelong-and-back-vi/ Abstract This paper synthesizes the second sequence of Lebensphilosophie observations to construct a unified philosophical anthropology, cognitive sociology, and political economy capable of resisting market fundamentalism and technocratic reductionism[1]. It diagnoses the structural crisis of contemporary scholarship,…

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