Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

In addition to my regular batch of scholarly papers, sundry blog posts, and podcast trancripts, two of my book-length readings are Viking-themed, part of an independent research project for a seminar on “Vikings and Warlords” at Rollins College:

I now want to conclude my thoughts on the rule of law by presenting my preferred definition of this fundamental concept. For me, rule of law is an aspiration or ideal: no one — no matter how powerful or rich … Continue reading →

Happy Thanksgiving! In my previous post, I described one possible meaning or conception of the phrase “rule of law” — the rule of law as a law of rules. On this view, the content of the ‘law’ must be clear … Continue reading →

My next rule-of-law puzzle is definitional: what do we mean by the “rule of law” anyways? In the Anglo-American world, this ideal can be traced as far back to Henry de Bracton’s medieval treatise De legibus et consuetudinibus Angliae (“On … Continue reading →

I will resume (and conclude) my series on Jean-Jacques Rousseau and the paradox of politics next week. In the meantime, I want to share some thoughts on the rule of law. In my recent talk on Friday, 21 November, at … Continue reading →

Last week (see here), we saw how a young Adam Smith singled out and transcribed three lengthy philosophical fragments from Rousseau’s famed Second Discourse in his (Smith’s) 1756 letter to the Edinburgh Review, and we then took a closer look … Continue reading →

On the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog; and nobody knows when you’re feeling under the weather either! But I am, so I will share my thoughts on the rule or law (see my previous post) and resume my series … Continue reading →

I will resume my series on Smith and Rousseau in the next day or two because I will be speaking at a symposium on the rule of law at the University of St Thomas Law School today.