Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

That is the title of a new documentary film (in Spanish) about the life of my beloved aunt, the Cuban poet Julie Pujol Karel. Details below: Update (9 April): here is a link to the documentary.

For the record, I am interrupting my multi-part plea to Adam Smith scholars — i.e. my series on the dos and don’ts of citing the Scottish philosopher’s “Lectures on Jurisprudence” — to share the following public service announcement: classical liberalism … Continue reading →

Thus far, I have explained why scholars should be more cautious when citing Adam Smith’s “Lectures on Jurisprudence” (LJ). In summary, although LJ purports to be a primary source — a transcription of Smith’s law lectures at the University of … Continue reading →

As I have mentioned in my previous two posts, my plea to my fellow Adam Smith scholars is simple: stop citing the “Lectures on Jurisprudence” without proper qualification or a disclaimer. Even if those lecture notes were totally accurate — … Continue reading →

File under: Not April Fools! As a follow-up to my previous post, there are at least two reasons why scholars of Adam Smith should be more cautious when citing the so-called “Lectures on Jurisprudence” (LJ). To begin with, those student … Continue reading →

I have been attending the annual meeting of the International Adam Smith Society (IASS) this weekend, one of the intellectual and cultural highlights of my academic year. (This year’s IASS conference took place at the University of Salento in Lecce, … Continue reading →

As I mentioned in my previous post, my colleague and friend Alain Alcouffe and I are researching Adam Smith’s encounters in the Republic of Geneva during his grand tour with the 3rd Duke of Buccleuch. Among our discoveries is the … Continue reading →

That is the title of my most recent work-in-progress with my colleague and friend Alain Alcouffe. In summary, building on our own original research as well as the previous work of Brian Bonnyman, John Rae, and Ian Simpson Ross, we … Continue reading →

I will continue my survey of my previous scholarly work next week. In the meantime, I will be presenting a new work-in-progress on “Adam Smith and Geneva: Some Long-Lasting Encounters” — along with my friend, colleague, and co-author Alain Alcouffe … Continue reading →