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JP Deranty
In our MICE essay, we explore the intriguing overlap between JP Deranty’s social philosophy and Neville Buch’s historiographical insights, highlighting their shared roots in critical theory. We discuss how both scholars confront the crisis of “denoetization” and advocate for a return to Aristotelian flourishing, emphasizing the importance of human authorship in shaping our narratives and…
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Jonathan Haidt and DoC: Cognitive Babel and the Architecture of Systemic Fragmentation
Abstract This essay explores the cognitive and sociological convergence between Dr. Jonathan Haidt and Dr. Neville Buch in their analyses of contemporary intellectual fragmentation. Both scholars identify a systemic breakdown in the ability of modern societies to maintain a shared reality, which Haidt characterizes through the metaphor of “Babel” and Buch defines as a “systemic…
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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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Satire and Historiography. Kimmel and Buch on Trumpian Rhetoric
Abstract This essay examines the intersection between Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night satirical commentary on Donald J. Trump and the socio-intellectual messaging of Dr. Neville Buch. By analysing Kimmel’s April 2026 monologues alongside Buch’s historiographical framework, the analysis identifies a shared critique of the “ideological machine” and the “techné mindset” that characterizes contemporary populist rhetoric. Kimmel’s mockery…
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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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Private, Public, and What you are Missing by “No” Reading Dr Buch’s Work?
19 April 2026 Dear friends, First, congratulations to Dr Ray Kerkhove for his recent article. This research is very welcome. It also supports my ‘Queensland myth’ historiography, which too many people want to put in the ‘historical forgetfulness’ stage of cognition. I have attached Ray’s article. Kerkhove, Ray (2026). Frontier Wars Queensland…
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What are the reasons for misunderstanding? Systems of Cognitive Pathological Misunderstanding
Dr Neville Buch The Architecture of Error: Systems of Cognitive Pathological Misunderstanding Abstract This essay synthesizes the multifaceted origins of misunderstanding, characterizing it not as a simple lack of information but as a systemic cognitive pathology embedded in modern technical and social systems. Drawing on a wide-ranging framework that includes the forensic…
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Tipping my hat to David Brooks. How History is Now Spiralling
Dr Neville Buch Abstract This essay synthesizes David Brooks’ cultural analysis of a world “running backwards” with Bernard Stiegler’s (via Ekin Erkan) diagnostic of “computational capitalism.” Brooks argues that the Enlightenment vision of linear progress has failed to provide a spiritually fulfilling future, leading billions to retreat into traditionalism and nostalgia. Erkan’s plain-language…