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The Problem Of Social Replicants: Clones And The Coase Theorem, F.E. Guerra-Pujol
The Problem Of Social Replicants: Clones And The Coase Theorem, F.E. Guerra-Pujol
F.E. Guerra-Pujol
With the recent news that Ridley Scott will be filming and directing another Blade Runner movie, we thought it fitting to revisit and re-examine the battle of the replicants presented in the original version of the film. Thus, the title of this paper, a play on the words of the title of Ronald Coase’s 1960 paper, “The Problem of Social Costs,” refers to the central conflict presented in the original Blade Runner, the conflict between the fictional human clones or “Nexus-6 replicants” in the film and their creator, Dr. Eldon Tyrell, the reclusive genius who created the clones. Although the …
Chance And Litigation, F.E. Guerra-Pujol
Chance And Litigation, F.E. Guerra-Pujol
F.E. Guerra-Pujol
Is the litigation game as random as a coin toss? In this paper, the author presents the results of his preliminary research regarding the randomness of litigation. Specifically, the author formulates and then tests his “random litigation hypothesis”: the conjecture that the litigation game is a random process with just two possible outcomes, like a coin toss, and that the litigants to a dispute are essentially playing a game of chance when they submit their dispute to a court for resolution.
Life, Love, And Law, F.E. Guerra-Pujol
Life, Love, And Law, F.E. Guerra-Pujol
F.E. Guerra-Pujol
The author begins an "epistolary exchange" with his friend and colleague, Carlitos del Valle, to discuss the relation of law and violence, using David Hume's essay "Of the Original Contract" as a springboard of our exchange.