Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Alternative Title #1: Against Self-Ownership? Lit Review, Part 3b Alternative Title #2: Self-Ownership and the Problem of Indeterminacy: Richard Epstein to the Rescue I presented two powerful critiques of self-ownership in my previous post: one based on indeterminacy–i.e. what rights … Continue reading →

What makes something a work of art? I am once again interrupting my multi-part series on self-ownership to share this fascinating art project by Todd McLellan titled “Things Comes Apart” in which McLellan takes apart 50 ordinary objects, such as … Continue reading →

Alternative Title: Against Self-Ownership? Lit Review, Part 3a In a previous post I presented Kant’s critique of self-ownership. Here, I will explore another argument against self-ownership. This second argument goes like this: self-ownership might be a fine concept at a … Continue reading →

Via Kottke: “Urine color is an indicator of how hydrated you are, and Pantone are the color experts, so of course they’ve teamed up with a Scottish bottled water company to produce a chart with 5 color gradations that help … Continue reading →

Alternative Title: Against Self-Ownership? Lit Review, Part 2 In my previous self-ownership post, I identified five critiques of self-ownership. Now let’s take a closer look at the first argument against self-ownership: the problem of self-reference. In brief, how can a … Continue reading →

Originally posted on prior probability:
During our visit to Dallas last week, my wife and I visited the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealay Plaza, located in the same building and same floor where Lee Harvey Oswald, allegedly acting alone, shot…

Note: this blog post is the first of a multi-part series. As I mentioned in a previous post, I recently discovered–much to my amazement and surprise–a remarkable body of “anti-self-ownership” papers. This discovery leads me to formulate a modified form … Continue reading →

Beyond the Kentucky Derby, name me a champion or MVP in any sport, whether it be the Tour de France, MLB home-run record-holders, or Olympic gold medalists in track & field, and I will most likely name you a cheater! … Continue reading →

This time at UMass Amherst. The students who were suspended for not wearing their masks were not only outdoors; they were off campus too! I see that the zealotry of the Puritans is still alive and well in New England. … Continue reading →