Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Yesterday, I accused the late Alasdair MacIntyre of committing the natural law fallacy in his 2023 essay On Having Survived the Academic Moral Philosophy of the 20th Century. To the point: he identifies a wide range of basic “goods” that … Continue reading →

In my previous post, I began my review of the late Alasdair MacIntyre’s 2023 essay On Having Survived the Academic Moral Philosophy of the 20th Century by noting “the pervasiveness of disagreement”, not just among moral philosophers as MacIntyre does, … Continue reading →

At the end of my previous post highlighting my summer readings, I singled out the late Alasdair MacIntyre’s stinging critique of academic moral philosophy in his 2023 essay On Having Survived the Academic Moral Philosophy of the 20th Century. Most … Continue reading →

In addition to the above works, I also want to single out an essay by the late Alasdair MacIntyre, On Having Survived the Academic Moral Philosophy of the 20th Century, that I had read soon after the death of the … Continue reading →

Preview: I will revisit the late Alasdair MacIntyre’s stinging critique of academic philosophers, “On Having Survived the Academic Moral Philosophy of the 20th Century,” in the next day or two; in the meantime, below is one of my favorite flamencos … Continue reading →

James Buchanan versus Warren Samuels, last round: Buchanan’s devastating critique of Samuels’s analysis of Miller et al. v. Schoene Thus far, we have outlined Miller et al. v. Schoene (the red cedar tree rust case), explained why economists like James … Continue reading →

Nota bene: Today (5 July) marks the 12th anniversary of my blog! In my previous post, we saw how one economist, Warren J. Samuels, painted a reciprocal picture of the conflict between the cedar tree owners and the apple growers … Continue reading →

Buchanan versus Samuels, round 4 🇺🇸 Happy Independence Day! 🇺🇸 In my previous post, I explained why two great academic economists, James Buchanan and Warren Samuels, took an interest in Miller et al. v. Schoene (the cedar rust case). Simply … Continue reading →

Buchanan versus Samuels, round 3 In my previous post, we outlined the case of Miller et al. v. Schoene (the red cedar tree rust case) in which the Supreme Court created a “police power” exception to the Takings Clause. Today, … Continue reading →

Buchanan versus Samuels, round 2 I mentioned in my previous post that I would revisit the controversial case of Miller et al. v. Schoene, the case that sparked the legendary exchange between James Buchanan and Warren Samuels. (See Buchanan & … Continue reading →