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Category: Was There Ever A Queensland Character?
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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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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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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…
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Detailed Intellectual History of Brisbane, Queensland; or “Brisbane’s Intellectual Ascent: A History of Humanistic Cognition”
BRISBANE’S INTELLECTUAL ASCENT: A HISTORY OF HUMANISTIC COGNITION https://www.academia.edu/162374166/Detailed_Intellectual_History_of_Brisbane_Queensland_or_Brisbanes_Intellectual_Ascent_A_History_of_Humanistic_Cognition_ Dr Neville Buch ABN: 86703686642 Abstract The intellectual history of Brisbane is a narrative of transition from a colonial outpost characterized by “historical forgetfulness” to a burgeoning centre for inclusive humanism and digital humanism. For too long,…
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Monty Python and Local Free Thought
https://www.academia.edu/161289092/Monty_Python_and_Local_Free_Thought Attached: Monty Python and Local Free Thought Dr Neville Buch ABN: 86703686642 Abstract This essay explores the intersection between the absurdist humour of Monty Python and the traditions of local free thought in Brisbane and Queensland. Drawing on Gary Hardcastle’s analysis, it argues that Monty Python serves…
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Tackling Propaganda: How legitimate advocates for change can challenge opposing institutions known to use propaganda
Abstract Legitimate advocates for social change often face institutions that maintain the status quo through “institutional bullshit” and sophisticated propaganda designed to enforce orthopraxy (uniform action) rather than genuine belief. Drawing on the analysis of Joshua Kyle T. Rovero, change is not merely a political event but a universal mode of disclosure that redefines a…
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Propaganda, Numbers, and Marketing in the early 21st century
Propaganda, Numbers, and Marketing are related concepts tied together by lying. Have a look at the post by “History at UQ”: Scholars at “History at UQ” are being sidelined in this propaganda campaign. There was a time that historians at “history at uq” would never undignified themselves with a…
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Defending Philosophical Compatibility Against Neo-Conservative Thought
PDF File: Defending Philosophical Compatibility Against Neo-Conservative Thought Abstract The philosophy of “philosophical compatibility” emerges in the 21st century as a robust defence of human authorship against the reductionist and exclusionary critiques of “NeoConservatism”. While Neoconservatism often relies on the “Principle Basic Fallacy”—the artificial separation of the natural from the technical—to enforce rigid,…
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Critique of NeoConservatism
https://www.academia.edu/146208431/Critique_of_NeoConservatism PDF File: Critique of NeoConservatism Dr Neville Buch ABN: 86703686642 Abstract This essay presents a comprehensive critique of NeoConservatism, analysing it as a complex intellectual and political movement that emerged from the “Radical Turn” of former liberals “mugged by reality”. Section one examines the profound definitional instability of the…