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Category: Intellectual History
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The Architecture of Intellectual Failure and Synoptic Vision
Dr Neville Buch Abstract This essay examines the failures of applied philosophy through the lens of Dr. Neville Buch’s Dynamic of Cognition (DoC), focusing on the intellectual superficiality of the “New Atheism” and the pietistic political corruption of the Bjelke-Petersen administration. It argues that applied philosophy fails when it regresses into a “techné mindset”—a state…
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What is Sociology of Education?
Dr Neville Buch Abstract This essay defines the Sociology of Education today as a critical interdisciplinary field focused on the remediation of “denoetization”—the mechanical liquidation of the human capacity for judgment. Drawing on the Dynamic of Cognition (DoC) and Spiral Historiography frameworks, it argues that education is no longer merely the transmission of content…
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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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Joshua Kyle T. Rovero and Neville D. Buch
Dr Neville Buch Divine Fire and Human Construction: Roerichism and Non-Realism Abstract This essay provides a supportive and friendly critique of Joshua Kyle T. Rovero’s “Beyond_God. On the Basic Theology of Roerichism” (2026), contrasting its “Panenergetic” theology with the non-realist scholarship of Dr. Neville Buch and the Sea of Faith in Australia (SOFiA).…
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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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The Crisis of Comprehension and the Restoration of Deep Reading (Cognitive Map)
PDFs: The Crisis of Comprehension and the Restoration of Deep Reading The Crisis of Comprehension and the Restoration of Deep Reading (Cognitive Map) Dr Neville Buch Abstract The current state of literacy in the general population is characterized by an “immense regression” and a systemic loss of sufficient comprehension. This essay explores why individuals…
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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”.…