Dr Neville Buch

Professional Historian and History Consultancy Services Brisbane

Category: Concepts in Public History for Marketplace Dialogue

  • Identity Politics and the Ascent toward Comprehensive Empathy (Anthropologic Pedagogy)

    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

    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

      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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  • Buch, Neville (2025). On The CounterPoint Statement, Unnderworld 2(11) 112-5

    Buch, Neville (2025). On The CounterPoint Statement, Unnderworld 2(11) 112-5

    On The CounterPoint Statement Unnderworld 2(11) 112-5 Abstract In response to John Miller’s inquiry regarding the “how” and “where” of resistance for liberal congregations facing an authoritarian state—defined here as authority exceeding the fair intent of the law—this essay argues for a neganthropic turn. Drawing on the philosophies of Bernard Stiegler, Bernard Williams, and Dr. Neville…

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  • Buch, Neville (2025). The Fortress of Hubris. Arrogance in Cultural Warfare, Unnderworld 2(11) 50-3

    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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  • Buch, Neville (2025). Tackling Propaganda, Unnderworld 2(11) 64-9

    Tackling Propaganda Unnderworld 2(11) 64-9 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…

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  • The Humanistic Ascent. Reclaiming Dignity in Australian Higher Education

    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

        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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  • The Outsider’s Synthesis. Jack McKinney and the Cost of Ignorance

    The Outsider’s Synthesis. Jack McKinney and the Cost of Ignorance

        The Outsider’s Synthesis. Jack McKinney and the Cost of Ignorance A report on Jack McKinney and the Cost of Ignorance. Jack Philip McKinney’s philosophy was markedly different from that of his contemporaries, and his case offers profound lessons regarding why Australian society continues to ignore its independent thinkers. The following analysis details these…

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  • From Offence to Understanding Essay Series: Essays 1-3

    From Offence to Understanding Essay Series: Essays 1-3

      Politeness and Offence: 1 of 3 in “From Offence to Understanding Essay Series” From Offence to Understanding Essay Series: There are moments of time when politeness is not a virtue because it is not just. Offence was necessarily committed to challenge unhealthy thinking. It was the virtue of candour. Fools deflect from this argument…

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