Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

About F. E. Guerra-Pujol

When I’m not blogging, I am a business law professor at the University of Central Florida.

Star Trek maps (circa 1980)

Posted on January 20, 2024 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

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Rousseau: the first post-modernist?

Posted on January 19, 2024 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Note: this is part 3 of my review of Rousseau’s Discourse on the Origin of Inequality (1754) Thus far, we have surveyed Rousseau’s “Dedication to the Republic of Geneva” as well as the preface to his Discourse on Inequality, so … Continue reading →

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Rousseau’s axioms

Posted on January 19, 2024 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Note: below is part 2 of my review of Rousseau’s Discourse on the Origin of Inequality (1754) The preface to Rousseau’s Discourse on Inequality consists of only 15 paragraphs, but it was music to my law professor ears, for it … Continue reading →

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Three questions for Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Posted on January 18, 2024 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Note: this is part 1 of my review of Rousseau’s Discourse on the Origin of Inequality (1754) Rousseau’s Discourse begins with a “Dedication to the Republic of Geneva” signed by none other than “J. J. Rousseau” himself and dated 12 … Continue reading →

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Outline and schedule of my upcoming review of Rousseau’s Second Discourse

Posted on January 18, 2024 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

What is liberty? What is the relation between liberty, luxury, and “commercial society” more generally? And in what ways does commerce and the pursuit of luxury promote or hinder liberty? Among other things, I recently read Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s Discourse on … Continue reading →

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Wikipedia Wednesday: phantom time conspiracy theory

Posted on January 17, 2024 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Did Charlemagne, King of the Franks, really exist? You tell me! Here is a link to the craziest conspiracy theory that you’ve probably never even heard of: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_time_conspiracy_theory

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Adam Smith in Love update

Posted on January 17, 2024 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

My first refereed Adam Smith paper — “Adam Smith in Love“, Econ Journal Watch, Vol. 18, No. 1 (2021), pp. 127-155 — has now been downloaded (and presumably read) over 2500 times! Below is some music from Barry White to … Continue reading →

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Review of Adam Smith’s 1756 letter-essay

Posted on January 16, 2024 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Although Adam Smith’s 1756 “Letter to the Authors of the Edinburgh Review” consists of only 17 paragraphs, this survey essay makes for remarkable reading for two reasons. First off, it is one of Smith’s first publications — appearing in print … Continue reading →