Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Last week, I read a fascinating memoir titled The Stoic Capitalist: Advice for the Exceptionally Ambitious (Bloomsbury, 2025). This beautiful book is intriguing for two reasons. One is that it was written by a modern-day Marcus Aurelius, the billionaire financier/philanthropist … Continue reading →

Nota bene: Below is an excerpt from the last chapter (Ch. 13) of my forthcoming book with Salim Rashid, Das Adam Smith Problematic? Ethics, Economics and Society. (Footnotes are below the fold.) “Which questions should we pose to Adam Smith, and … Continue reading →

Nota bene: Below is an excerpt from the penultimate chapter (Ch. 12) of my forthcoming book with Salim Rashid, Das Adam Smith Problematic? Ethics, Economics and Society. (Footnotes are below the fold. Also, check out this website devoted to “Robert & … Continue reading →

I will resume my series on Adam Smith in my next post; in the meantime, check out this wistful track by the Anglo-Australian electronic trio “Mel Blue” from their album Sanctuary Point. Bonus link: here is a review of their … Continue reading →

Nota bene: Below is an excerpt from the antepenultimate chapter (Ch. 11) of my forthcoming book with Salim Rashid, Das Adam Smith Problematic? Ethics, Economics and Society. (Footnotes are below the fold. Also, while we’re on the subject of artificial … Continue reading →

Nota bene: Below is a short excerpt from the concluding section of Chapter 10 of my forthcoming book with Salim Rashid, Das Adam Smith Problematic? Ethics, Economics and Society. (Our conjectures in this excerpt are based in large part on historian … Continue reading →

Nota bene: Below is an excerpt from Chapter 9 of my forthcoming book with Salim Rashid, Das Adam Smith Problematic? Ethics, Economics and Society. (Footnotes are below the fold.) “The first letter Adam Smith wrote after arriving in Paris in … Continue reading →

Nota bene: Below is an excerpt from Chapter 8 of my forthcoming book with Salim Rashid, Das Adam Smith Problematic? Ethics, Economics and Society. (Footnotes are below the fold.) “On the surface, Adam Smith’s years in academia are not all that … Continue reading →

Nota bene: Below is an excerpt from Chapter 7 of my forthcoming book with Salim Rashid, Das Adam Smith Problematic? Ethics, Economics and Society. (Footnotes are below the fold.) Adam Smith left Oxford “for good” in August of 1746,[1] and … Continue reading →

Nota bene: Below is an excerpt from Chapter 6 of my forthcoming book with Salim Rashid, Das Adam Smith Problematic? Ethics, Economics and Society. (Footnotes are below the fold.) “Adam Smith was enrolled in Balliol College for six academic terms: … Continue reading →