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Category: Mapping Brisbane History
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Poor Dynamic of Cognition: Historical Case – Reactionary Phenomenon (Resistance)
Abstract This essay examines the systemic cognitive pathology characterizing the Queensland Cabinet’s resistance to the heritage listing of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) under Premier Johannes Bjelke-Petersen. By applying the Dynamic of Cognition (DoC) framework, the analysis identifies the poor cognitive dynamics driven by an aggressive obsession with State sovereignty and a narrow “techné mindset”…
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Compression and Application for Local Philosophy
Abstract This essay explores the interplay between the philosophical concept of compression and its application within the realm of local socio-intellectual history, specifically focusing on the Queensland context as documented by Dr. Neville Buch. Drawing on the media theory of Jonathan Sterne and the “Technics and Time” framework of Bernard Stiegler, the analysis distinguishes between “abstract…
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How to stop reactionary thought? Uncoiling the Reactionary – Mind Historiography and Cognitive Reform
Dr Neville Buch Uncoiling the Reactionary Mind Historiography and Cognitive Reform Abstract This essay delineates the cognitive and historical process required to remediate reactionary thought, defined here as a systemic intellectual stasis rooted in “Historical Forgetfulness” and the “techné mindset”. Using the socio-intellectual history of Queensland as a case study—specifically the transition…
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Is this what you think in your silence? Bizarre Reactions. The Rhetoric of Dismissal – Defending the Scholarship of Neville Buch
20 April 2026 Dear Friends, Abstract This essay provides a critical evaluation of Sophia Corwin’s 2026 article, “The Epistemic Poverty of Suburban Quixotism,” arguing that Corwin’s response to Dr. Neville Buch constitutes a “bizarre” rhetorical performance that substitutes personal mockery for scholarly engagement. While Corwin attempts to “eviscerate” Buch’s work as “AI-slop” and “academic vacuity,”…
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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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The City of Intellect: Urban Sociology and Suburban Action
PDF File: The City of Intellect. Urban Sociology and Suburban Action The City of Intellect: Urban Sociology and Suburban Action Abstract The Southern Brisbane Suburban Forum (SBSF) provides a revolutionary framework for Brisbane residents to engage with their environment, moving beyond the reductive logic of “rates, roads, and rubbish”. Drawing on the…
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Detailed Intellectual History of Brisbane, Queensland; or “Brisbane’s Intellectual Ascent: A History of Humanistic Cognition”
BRISBANE’S INTELLECTUAL ASCENT: A HISTORY OF HUMANISTIC COGNITION https://www.academia.edu/162374166/Detailed_Intellectual_History_of_Brisbane_Queensland_or_Brisbanes_Intellectual_Ascent_A_History_of_Humanistic_Cognition_ Dr Neville Buch ABN: 86703686642 Abstract The intellectual history of Brisbane is a narrative of transition from a colonial outpost characterized by “historical forgetfulness” to a burgeoning centre for inclusive humanism and digital humanism. For too long,…
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Management Institute for Contributory Economy: Mapping Brisbane for the World
5 December 2025 PDF File (Attachment) Mapping Brisbane for the World 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 …
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Why the Misunderstanding? Please Learn from what I am saying.
Dr Neville Buch (ABN 86703686642) Business Office 18 Callendar Street, Sunnybank Hills 4109 AUSTRALIA 28 April 2025 Dear friends, Why the Misunderstanding? Please Learn from what I am saying. John Miller is the editor of UUnderworld, a freethinker magazine, for those freethinkers unconstrained by the…
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MBH Project on the Public History International Map; Isn’t it time for State and Council Funding to Keep the MBH Project Going?
Now that the MBH Project is on the Public History International Map, Isn’t it time for State and Council Funding to Keep the MBH Project Going? BUSINESS Office: 18 Callendar St, Sunnybank Hills QLD 4109 AUSTRALIA 22 February 2025 Re: 2024 World Conference of Public History: follow up Dear South-East…