Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

A strong case can be made that “ethnic cleansing” began in the USA. Exhibit A: The Indian Removal Act of 1830.

“The personal library of retired John Hopkins University Humanities professor Richard A. Macksey, housed in his home.” Check out the full thread here, via Twitter. Hat tip: @DrLindseyFitz. Also, thanks to Sheree, whose ViewFromTheBack blog is one of my faves, … Continue reading →

What if Texas were to split up into five smaller States? This scenario, though it may sound strange–outlandish even–, is not that far-fetched; see, for example, this thought-provoking paper “Let’s Mess with Texas” by Vasan Kesavan (an independent scholar) and … Continue reading →

Remember Brady Sluder? He was the spring breaker from Ohio who famously said, “If I get corona, I get corona. At the end of the day, I’m not going to let it stop me from partying …” Sluder was lambasted … Continue reading →

Alternative Title: “That’s all folks!” Thus far, I have devoted several blog posts (seven separate posts in all!) to the substance of Ryan Patrick Hanley’s new book on Adam Smith: Our Great Purpose: Adam Smith on Living a Better Life … Continue reading →

In honor of Saint Valentine’s Day and Adam Smith, I am re-posting a link to my paper “Adam Smith in Love.” (See here.) I will be uploading a significantly-revised version of the paper soon, but in the meantime, immediately below … Continue reading →

Alternative title: Are Smith’s “impartial spectator” and his “wise and virtuous man” the same person? In my previous post, I summarized Ryan Patrick Hanley’s portrait of Smith’s wise and virtuous man, and I also criticized Hanley’s portrait as implausible and … Continue reading →

Alternative title: Is Smith’s wise and virtuous man an officious intermeddler? Alfred North Whitehead famously described the 2000-year European philosophical tradition as consisting of “a series of footnotes to Plato.” As we shall see, Adam Smith will be no exception … Continue reading →

My colleague and friend Oliver Scott Curry created the “moral philosophy cheat sheet” pictured below and posted it on his Twitter feed (@Oliver_S_Curry). Since I am in the process of reading and reviewing Ryan Patrick Hanley’s beautiful new book about … Continue reading →

(With apologies to Philip K. Dick.) In a previous post I explored the role played by the “impartial spectator” in Adam Smith’s moral philosophy, but is Smith’s memorable metaphor deserving of our study and attention in our day and age, … Continue reading →