Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

That is the volume number of the new issue of The Adam Smith Review, which is now available (see here). I was invited to contribute a book review to this volume — “Our Great Purpose: Adam Smith on Living a … Continue reading →

I love this 2010 remix by Plan B featuring Tony Dize, Zion, and Lennox!

As of this writing, the U.S. Congress and many State legislatures are currently debating whether to ban the popular social media app TikTok–not just from government-issued devices, but outright! But did you know that access to TikTok is already being … Continue reading →

Note: this post is part 2 of my series: “Why did Adam Smith ditch Oxford in 1746?“ My previous post (here) identified three classmates of Adam Smith who were elected Snell scholars, along with Smith himself, during the future economist’s … Continue reading →

Of all the Adam Smith enigmas or unsolved mysteries that I identified in a previous post (see here), perhaps the most significant and underexplored one is Smith’s fateful decision to renounce his religious vocation and leave Oxford at the age … Continue reading →

This beautiful ballad by Dark Latin Groove was my one of favorite songs in the summer of 1996.

Alternative title: Beyond invisible hands and impartial spectators In economics, philosophy, and the history of ideas, Das Adam Smith Problem refers to a possible paradox involving Adam Smith the political economist and Adam Smith the moral philosopher, or more specifically, … Continue reading →

One of the most famous episodes in the history of modern mathematics occurred on August 8, 1900 at the Sorbonne, when German mathematician David Hilbert presented ten unsolved problems during that year’s International Congress of Mathematics. Following Hilbert’s lead, in … Continue reading →

Enigma #2: Why did Adam Smith instruct his literary executors to destroy most of his unpublished works upon his death? As I mentioned in my previous post, I am writing up a new series of blog posts devoted to the … Continue reading →