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Category: Spiral Historiography
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Dr. Neville Buch and the Evolution of Australian Religion-Secular Historiography
Dr Neville Buch and MICE[1] Abstract This research essay examines the intellectual trajectory, reception history, core theoretical messages, and contemporary significance of Dr. Neville Buch’s pioneering work in Australian religion-secular historiography. Spanning over four decades of scholarly activity, Buch’s oeuvre represents a major synthetic effort to bridge Australian-American intellectual history, sociology of education, and philosophical…
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The “Why Tech Makes Us Fear Forgetting” audio commentary and Comparative Analysis of Memory, Trauma, and Cultural Ideology in Unforgettable (2017), Unforgettable (US TV), and Unforgotten (UK TV):
The “Why Tech Makes Us Fear Forgetting” audio commentary on MICE’s Contributory Economy and Human Authorship: Abstract This comparative essay examines how memory, forgetfulness, and “un-forgottenness” are conceptualized, dramatically operationalized, and culturally shaped across three distinct screen works: the 2017 American film Unforgettable, the American television series Unforgettable (2011–2016), and the British cold-case television series…
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The Road to Home. A Re-Narrativization of The Story of Resilience Part 7
The “Reclaiming Human Authorship on Australian Highways” audio commentary on MICE’s Contributory Economy and Human Authorship at: https://drnevillebuch.com/2016-future-public-cognition/audio-commentary-discussion-no-debate-a-conversation-on-5th-australian-east-coast-trip-powerpoint-story-of-resilience-presentation-5th-australian-east-coast-trip-brisbane-to-geelong-and-back-vi/ Abstract This seventh and culminating paper in the Lebensphilosophie series completes the overarching theoretical arc by translating phenomenological ontology, metacognitive diagnosis, and spatial epistemology into an actionable blueprint for civilizational renewal, public policy reform, and moral governance.…
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Volunteers Economically Abused: Neoliberal Formalism, MICE Philosophy, and the Capacity for Comprehensive Understanding
The “How Companies Outsource Labour to You” audio commentary on MICE’s Contributory Economy and Human Authorship: Featured Image:
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The Numbers Game Problem: Neoliberal Formalism, MICE Philosophy, and the Capacity for Comprehensive Understanding
The “Beyond the Economic Numbers Game” audio commentary on MICE’s Contributory Economy and Human Authorship: Featured Image:
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A Critical Phenomenology and Epistemology of Open and Fixed Mindsets: Quantum Biology of the Open Mind
Dr Neville Buch and MICE[1] The “Quantum Biology of the Open Mind” audio commentary on MICE’s Contributory Economy and Human Authorship at: Abstract The widespread popularization of Carol Dweck’s dichotomy between “growth” (open) and “fixed” mindsets has profoundly shaped contemporary educational psychology, management pedagogy, and self-help literature (Awan n.d., p. 1; Dweck 2015 cited in…
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The Spiral Historiography in the Techné Mindset
I hope that persons have not “pop” out of the online room, never to return; but I understand such reasons as ill health and the priority of other projects. That is my “innovating” thinking. The reason to hound you this morning is Tom Fishburne’s explanation of the term “disruptive innovation” and the theory for this…
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The Personalist Approach to Argument: Dialectic, Relationality, and the Spiral of Human Authorship
The “Using Personalism to Fight AI Denoetization” audio commentary on MICE’s Contributory Economy and Human Authorship: Abstract This essay examines the philosophical foundations, communicative architecture, and societal implications of Personalism, focusing specifically on the Personalist approach to argument. Emerging historically as a revolt against both mechanistic naturalism and totalizing absolute idealism, Personalism asserts that reality…
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From Augustine’s Pears to Academic Boycotts: Fundamental Sociological Change in Australian Cultural Relations
The “From Augustine’s Pears to Academic Boycotts” audio commentary on MICE’s Contributory Economy and Human Authorship: Abstract This essay presents a critical, historical-sociological reconstruction of Fundamental Sociological Change in Australian Cultural Relations, expanding upon Dr Neville Buch’s foundational thesis of “Substantial Fairness in Semantics and Strategies for the Level Playing Field” (Buch 2026: 1–17). The…
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Yes, I want Anger Expressed But Then Resolved
The Anger, Silence, Resolution audio commentary on MICE’s Contributory Economy and Human Authorship at Dr Buch’s website: “How Institutions Weaponize Professionalism to Avoid Accountability” Abstract This essay is a non-A.I. generated “stream of consciousness” with analytic references to the literature. It comes after the publication of “The Failure of an Educational Institution and How to…