Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

In addition to Thomas Bayes and Ronald Coase (cf. my previous two posts), another “beautiful mind” that has captured my imagination is the mathematical philosopher Kurt Gödel. (Shout out to my colleague and friend Orlando I. Martinez-Garcia, who pointed me … Continue reading →

One of my intellectual heroes is the English economist Ronald Coase. More specifically, a large chunk of my scholarly work can be traced back to two of his landmark papers: The Federal Communications Commission (1959) and The Problem of Social … Continue reading →

My first foray into probability theory was my 2011 paper Chance and Litigation, which explores whether litigation outcomes are random. Although I had not yet rediscovered Bayes’ theorem when I began writing my first probability paper (circa 2008 or 2009), … Continue reading →

The title of this beautiful ballad translates to “fireplace”; the TikTok remix is below the fold:

My last few posts have revisited some of my previous scholarly work, including my first few scholarly papers, my game theory years, and my turn to legal history. I will hit the following autobiographical topics in the days ahead:

As I mentioned at the end of my previous post, I gave up game theory for good when I rediscovered Adam Smith during the summer of 2020. As it happens, my Smithian “aha moment” was part of a larger trend … Continue reading →

As I was saying in my previous two posts, I began teaching Roman and Constitutional Law in 1998, but one thing that I failed to mention is that I soon became frustrated with traditional legal analysis. Why? Because most legal … Continue reading →

Nota bene: I meant to do this survey of my previous work during my sabbatical last fall. Better late than never! I began teaching Roman and Constitutional Law in 1998, travelled every summer (the law school where I taught had … Continue reading →

I will return to Part 2 of David Hume’s essay “Of Miracles” and to Adam Smith’s treatment of taxes in Book 5, Chapter 2 of The Wealth of Nations next month. In the meantime, I want to survey the first … Continue reading →

I have been meaning to reblog this post from my fellow francophile and friend Sheree, so here it is!