I am alone, not like this blank page to which I start to write. We are thrown into a world (Heidegger). I woke up...
Being Alone and Urban Space: 4 Conferences, 2 Weeks, 2 Cities
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The Semantics of Work: Reference and Meaning
A response to Justine Toh’s, “Work has conquered every day of the week. How do we remain human in a world that worships toil?” The Guardian, Monday 20 November 2023, online. I find these days with journalism, the semantics is so much more unclear,...
How to provide the Educative Message?
Dear friends, Educational theories from unusual places, an e-newspaper in Los Angeles, discussing housing and homeless policies. Text below. The messaging follows the email I just sent to the Mayor, Deputy Premier, and the...
Artificial General Intelligence replicates human intelligence in a machine? A CLEAR NO!
These seven points are important to understand in the debate between I.T. designers and the philosophers. SEVEN IMPORTANT CORRECTIONS. Understand the opening statement is the conclusion in most debates. No need to go down...
Semantics, Power, and Local Politics in Misunderstanding Urban Sociology
By Neville Buch, Ph.D., MPHA Third Paper, Exploratory, Version for 2023 Sydney TASA Conference Slide 1. Introduction In preparing the publication and presentation papers for the Sydney TASA Conference, at the end of November 2023, this is a third paper,...
Have We Learnt Anything? The Failure of Higher Education in the Neo-Liberal University
Have we learnt anything in this beast we might call, “the higher education industry”. I fear that I am forced to a cynical answer, which I am sure is not quite correct, and in the analysis, it is a temporary starting point. My cynicism comes from...
Misunderstanding interdisciplinary studies and research
Dear friends, It seems that university academics have existed for too long in the ivory tower, that they do not understand the dynamics of interdisciplinary studies and research. Take, for example, the Monash Study where "50 Monash executives and...
History, Philosophy, Theology, and the Failure of Rankings
Nobody understands “the state of affair” (a philosophical term) of History, Philosophy, Theology in Australia from The Times Higher Education (THE) Supplement’s world rankings of universities. THE has just released the disciplinary measures in their ranking...
Thinking on the Excuses of the Premier of Queensland
The Correspondence TF-23-1204 - Message for Dr Buch from the Premier (attached): Gmail - TF_23_12404 – Message for Dr Buch In response to my short plea to save The Gabba Community from the pain of losing a primary school and a park, the...