Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Originally posted on prior probability:
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…

My beloved and enchanted Island of Puerto Rico, where I taught Roman Law and Constitutional Theory from 1998 to 2009, has lost another larger-than-life legend: Judge Juan Torruella (pictured below), who died at the age of 87 on Monday, October … Continue reading →

Originally posted on prior probability:
As you may or may not recall, Peter Thiel–the crypto-libertarian tech billionaire who made his massive fortune via PayPal, Facebook, and other startup ventures–publicly supported candidate Donald J. Trump during the previous presidential election cycle.…

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 →