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The Best Use of A.I. and Higher Education
“The workers who use AI best will deploy human judgment to analyse and evaluate information. To succeed in a workplace, not simply at a desk, they will be able to listen as well as to communicate. Their relentless curiosity will be grounded in intellectual humility, while their ethical behaviour will require moral courage.” …
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Identity Politics and the Ascent toward Comprehensive Empathy (Anthropologic Pedagogy)
Intellectual historians of Australia, the questions and answers section ties everything together in the attached essay of the Dynamic of Cognition and Spiral Historiography. Identity Politics and the Ascent toward Comprehensive Empathy (Anthropologic Pedagogy) This essay explores the proposition that “Identity Politics is Personal,” an argument developed by Dave Andrews which…
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Brisbane Olympics: The Thinking
Neville Buch (Dr) Abstract: The writer is involved in Brisbane’s Urban Coalition alliance of community organisations in urban sociology, discussing the planning for the Brisbane Olympics. This article explains why the thinking of the local Brisbane Olympic Committee has strayed so badly. (2023 words). Unsurprising is that populists, including political representatives, do…
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Charles Ringma: Comprehensively Christian Historiography and the Philosophy of Charles Ringma (HAPI Past Series)
Series Abstract: For the past few years, I have been researching and writing about the defuncted Department of History, University of Queensland, 1911-2000. It will take a few more years before a tome on the subject may be published. In the meantime, it has occurred to me to write up on the past academics of…
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Geoffrey Bolton. Comprehensive Historiography
Geoffrey Bolton: Comprehensive Historiography and the Philosophy of Geoffrey Bolton (HAPI Past Series) Series Abstract: For the past few years, I have been researching and writing about the defuncted Department of History, University of Queensland, 1911-2000. It will take a few more years before a tome on the subject may be published.…
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Socialist Historiography and the Philosophy of ‘Ray Evans’ HAPI Past Series
https://www.academia.edu/164902737/Socialist_Historiography_and_the_Philosophy_of_Ray_Evans_HAPI_Past_Series Dr Neville Buch ABN: 86703686642 Abstract This essay examines the historiographical legacy of Raymond Evans, a transformative figure within the University of Queensland’s School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry (HAPI). Evans’ career, spanning from the 1960s to his retirement as Associate Professor in 2002, is defined by a radical…
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ART and Christian Churches
Abstract This essay examines the causal link between the decline of Australian churches and the systematic adoption of the American Revivalist Tradition (ART), as forewarned by Dr. Neville Buch in his 1995 doctoral research. It argues that the transition from a British-oriented “clerical Enlightenment” to a mechanized American model of faith has induced a state…
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Buch, Neville (2025). The Fortress of Hubris. Arrogance in Cultural Warfare, Unnderworld 2(11) 50-3
The Fortress of Hubris. Arrogance in Cultural Warfare Unnderworld 2(11) 50-3 Abstract This essay examines the arrogance inherent in contemporary cultural warfare, specifically through the lens of the frequent confusion between Christian Progressivism and Christian Realism. Drawing on source material from the Sea of Faith debates and Dr. Neville Buch’s Dynamic of Cognition (DoC) framework, the…
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The Humanistic Ascent. Reclaiming Dignity in Australian Higher Education
25 February 2026 Dr Neville Buch (ABN 86703686642) Scholar, Principal Researcher, Team Leader, Management Institute for Contributory Economy Business Office 18 Callendar Street, Sunnybank Hills 4109 AUSTRALIA cc. Drs. Michael Mackin and Neil Peach, Directors, Management Institute for Contributory Economy Dear “university friends”, I have a message that must…
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As I Stand Mildly Crucified: Life of Jesus
As I Stand Mildly Crucified: Life of Jesus Abstract This essay presents a philosophical plea constructed through the “historical-critical” lens of David Strauss’ Life of Jesus, advocating for the professional employment of Dr. Neville Buch. It argues that just as Strauss sought to strip away the “mythical” layers of the New…