Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Update (10/28): I made significant revisions to this part of my “Adam Smith in Love” paper. Previously, I described three pieces of evidence regarding Adam Smith’s love life: (i) an obscure but intriguing footnote in Dugald Stewart’s 1793 biography of … Continue reading →

Here is another extended excerpt from my forthcoming research article “Adam Smith in Love“:

Why did Adam Smith remain a bachelor his entire life? Did he at least have any love affairs? Here is a catalogue of my three most recent “Adam Smith in Love” blog posts: Love and Liberty Adam Smith “on” Love … Continue reading →

I am sooo late to this party, but here it goes. On the left: Sydjia and I in July 2011 in Amsterdam. On the right: us in July 2020 in Tarpon Springs, Fla.

Hat tip: @pickover

My next “advanced topics in law” lecture will explore what Harvard Law Professor Charles Fried (pictured below) refers to as “the promise principle.”[1] In brief, the proposition that “promises ought to be kept”[2] is one of the most important normative … Continue reading →

Note: I made significant revisions to this part of my “Adam Smith in Love” series of blog posts. (Check out my blog post of November 10, 2020.) When Adam Smith first arrived in Paris in early 1764, little did he … Continue reading →

I have been researching and writing about Adam Smith’s enigmatic love life and have thus titled my latest work-in-progress “Adam Smith in Love.” But Adam Smith also wrote about love. In fact, Smith made several philosophical observations about love and … Continue reading →

I will resume my series on “Adam Smith in Love” soon; in the meantime, here is Bailey Sok’s stupefying choreography of one my favorite English-language songs of 2020. Added bonus: here is Miss Sok’s Instagram.

Originally posted on prior probability:
Talk about an October surprise; this is a huge development! Is Facebook next? We’ll update this post in the hours ahead ….