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A Land of a Million Dreams
https://www.academia.edu/161287455/A_Land_of_a_Million_Dreams Dr Neville Buch ABN: 86703686642 Abstract Nick Cater’s critique of Australian migration represents a profound “category error” that substitutes a narrow “techné mindset” for a comprehensive understanding of human flourishing. By framing the presence of migrants as a threat to the “social fabric,” Cater relies on “passive nihilism” and…
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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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How to bring social change for the better
PDF File: How to bring social change for the better Abstract The intersection of Joshua Kyle T. Rovero’s “Metaphysics of Revolution” and the work of Dr. Neville Buch constitutes a 21st-century “new thinking” that redefines the mechanism of change in human society. Rovero redefines revolution not as a mere political event…
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Three “Women” Philosophers
Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) Abstract The intersection of the philosophies of Hannah Arendt and Dr. Neville Buch provides a powerful intellectual defence of human authorship and plurality in an era increasingly defined by the “technical abyss” and the erosion of truth. Arendt’s “how” of philosophy—rooted in passionate thinking, the vita activa, and a non-determinative theory…
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The Three Bernards
Bernard Lonergan and the Work of Dr Buch Abstract The intersection of the philosophies of Bernard Lonergan and Dr. Neville Buch represents a robust humanistic ascent against the “technical abyss” and “limited thinking” of the 21st century. Lonergan provides the internal framework of self-appropriation—the personal discovery of the dynamic structure of inquiry, insight,…
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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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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…
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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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Folk Historiography
Folk Historiography Dr Neville Buch ABN: 86703686642 Abstract Folk historiography represents a persistent challenge to the integrity of public memory and the development of a mature democratic society. Defined as a reliance on superficial narratives that prioritize journalistic drama and patriotic myth over rigorous analytical inquiry, folk history often serves to sanitize…