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Category: Essay for Social Change
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Global Themes that Australian Studies-in-Religion scholars are missing
10 May 2026 Dr Neville Buch Necessity and Choice. The Architecture of Necessity and Human Authorship Abstract This essay explores the dialectic between necessity and choice within the frameworks of semantic theory, sociology of education, and religious studies. It posits that while neoliberal models of “rational choice” attempt to reduce human behaviour to the mechanical…
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The Cognitive Organic Mechanics of Outlander’s Historical Workshop
PDF FILE: The Cognitive Organic Mechanics of Outlander’s Historical Workshop https://www.academia.edu/166781431/The_Cognitive_Organic_Mechanics_of_Outlander_s_Historical_Workshop The Outlander Workshop: Cognitive Landscapes of the 18th Century I. Contractarianism and the Strategic Social Deal In Outlander, the social structures of 1743 Scotland are characterized by a Hobbesian Contractarianism. This political theory posits that legitimate authority…
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Conference Series 2016-2024
2016 PHA Melbourne Conference Abstract The 2016 Professional Historians Association (PHA) Melbourne Conference, themed “Working History,” represented a significant milestone in Dr. Neville Buch’s career within a broader decade of national and international scholarly engagement (2016–2024). At this gathering, Dr. Buch presented two distinct but complementary facets of his work: the digital innovation of…
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The Crisis of Comprehension and the Restoration of Deep Reading: Part 2. Response to Critics
Dr Neville Buch Abstract Many people today find it hard to read long books or understand deep ideas because they are distracted by phones and social media. This problem is called a “crisis of comprehension,” where our brains get lazy and stop thinking for themselves. This essay explains why we need to start…
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Buch, N. (2026). The Void in the Universal, UUnderWorld May 2026
PDF File: Buch, N. (2026). The Void in the Universal, UUnderWorld May 2026 One of the most important articles on thinking. Featured Image: The UU and Beacon Press Office, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
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MICE: From Hyperintelligent Species to Human Authorship
Dr Neville Buch Abstract The acronym MICE represent a dual conceptual framework: the literal hyperintelligent mice of Douglas Adams’ science fiction and the Management Institute for Contributory Economy (MICE). In the realm of science fiction, mice are depicted as hyperintelligent, pan-dimensional beings who commissioned the Earth as a supercomputer to determine the “Ultimate Question”.…
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The Jesus Intellectual Community
Dr Neville Buch Abstract This essay explores how Gregory C. Jenks’ book, “Jesus Then and Jesus Now: Looking for Jesus, Finding Ourselves” (2014), serves as a theological and intellectual synthesis that could bind together a “Jesus intellectual community.” Drawing on the historical trajectories of the House of Freedom (HOF), Teen Challenge (Qld) Inc., and the…
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How Low Have we Sunk?
Dr Neville Buch The Architecture of Indifference: Technocratic Regression at UQ Abstract The following essay examines the structural and cognitive failure of compassion at The University of Queensland (UQ), as articulated in the message to Associate Professor Chad Chiu. Utilizing Dr. Neville Buch’s Matrix of Sociology and the Dynamic of Cognition (DoC) framework, the…
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Peach, N. & Buch, N. (2026). Reviewing Alignment in SEQ Regional Planning Final
Dr Neville Buch with Dr Neil Peach The report “Bioregional Planning in South East Queensland: Where and How Does [Or Will] it Work?” analyses a critical structural flaw in the planning architecture of South East Queensland (SEQ). It identifies a systemic misalignment between Commonwealth environmental reforms, the State’s bioregional pilot, and the SEQ Regional…