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Three Problems, Three Papers. How to think Clearly.
The Problem of Anti-Disciplinary Thinkers https://www.academia.edu/146212174/The_Problem_of_Anti_Disciplinary_Thinkers Dr Neville Buch ABN: 86703686642 Abstract This essay critiques the Lebensphilosophie (Philosophy of Life) adopted by “anti-disciplinary thinkers”—those who operate outside rigorous intellectual networks—contrasting their approach with the methodological rigor of trained philosophers like Nietzsche, Dilthey, and Simmel. While anti-disciplinary thought often devolves into…
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21st Century Revolution in Thinking
https://www.academia.edu/146206774/21st_Century_Revolution_in_Thinking PDF File: 21st Century Revolution in Thinking Abstract The transition into the second quarter of the 21st century is marked by a profound intellectual shift—a “new thinking” that seeks to reclaim human agency from the “technical abyss” and the “immense regression” of the post-truth era. This paradigm, increasingly defined as…
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Unsurprising that the “America First?” policy failed, as it is that “Australia First” policy would fail
It is unsurprising that the “America First?” policy failed, as it is that “Australia First” policy would fail. Will Gottsegen, Staff Writer, The Atlantic Daily: “America First?” Donald Trump spent the holidays drifting further and further from the “America First” doctrine he campaigned on. The president who once promised to disentangle the…
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The Architect of Experience: A Manual for Intelligent Living
Abstract Intelligent living is defined as the transformation of human existence from a series of passive, unreflective reactions into a deliberate act of “human authorship”. It requires the Original Synthesis of Experience, where an individual takes the disconnected data of their life—memories, sensory inputs, and cultural heritage—and weaves them into a coherent common world-picture. This…
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The Spectrum of Thinking in The Politics of Quora Project
The Spectrum of Thinking in The Politics of Quora Project Dr Neville Buch ABN: 86703686642 https://www.academia.edu/145517000/The_Spectrum_of_Thinking_in_The_Politics_of_Quora_Project The Spectrum of Thinking in The Politics of Quora Project Abstract: Quora is an American social question-and-answer website and online knowledge market headquartered in Mountain View, California. It was founded…
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The Limits of Philosophy
Dr Neville Buch Abstract The following review examines the limits of philosophy through a multidisciplinary lens, drawing on the provided sources to demonstrate that philosophy’s primary boundary lies at the intersection of abstract theory and lived historical experience. The sources collectively suggest that philosophy fails when it attempts to provide a universal, Archimedean point…
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Turn: Washington’s Spies
The American period drama television series Turn: Washington’s Spies, which chronicles the actions of the Culper Ring during the Revolutionary War (1776–1781), offers a rich canvas for critical philosophical engagement when examined through the rigorous concept-practices established by Dr. Neville Buch’s methodology. The series serves as a literal proving ground for the axiom that “understanding…
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Thanksgiving
For the 27 November, well and truly in the past. Truly we should be thankful, truly, truly, truly, truly, truly truly, truancy, truancy, truancy, truancy, trancey, trancey, trancey, trancey, tansy, tansy, tansy, tansy, tacky, tacky, tacky, tacky too-be-doo, too-be-do, too-be-too, too-be-too, do-be-doo-be-doo. “Well, we say, God, save the Queen….” …
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Ignorance and Confusion in National Histories: Against Propaganda
Why are Americans so ignorant about the world? I think the answer is, mostly, because they want to be. One could argue that it’s the fault of the American education system, or the fact the U.S. is actually geographically isolated from the rest of the world, separated by two…
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Silence as a weapon against legitimate critics
Courses studying Trump proliferate despite risk of president’s ire “Flooding the zone” is a well-known strategy of the Trump administration, first put forward by strategist Steve Bannon, for blitzing the news agenda with a constant stream of new policies and controversies. Not only has this helped prevent any scandal from bringing down the president, it…