Akrasia

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The Power of Badly Written Judicial Opinions

Nate Oman | February 24, 2007

Intelligences and Zion: An Essay in Mormon Political Philosophy (part IV, concluded)

Nate Oman | February 24, 2007

To read the previous sections of this essay, go here (Part I), here (Part II), and here (Part III).

Intelligences and Zion: An Essay in Mormon Political Philosophy (part III)

Nate Oman | February 23, 2007

To read the first section of this essay, go here (Part I) and here (Part II).

Intelligences and Zion: An Essay in Mormon Poltical Philosophy (part II)

Nate Oman | February 22, 2007

To read the first section of this essay, go here.

Intelligences and Zion: An Essay in Mormon Political Philosophy (part I)

Nate Oman | February 21, 2007

The following is an essay that I wrote several years ago and never published. I have divided the essay into four posts that will run over the next couple of days. Academics regularlly present unpublished papers at workshops where they get feedback and criticism. I want to experiment with a blog-based version [...]

What is Church Doctrine? One Possible Theory…

Nate Oman | February 20, 2007

Church Doctrine is a ubiquitous idea among Mormons, but in some ways it is quite mysterious.

Brigham Young and the Spectacle of Litigation

Nate Oman | February 16, 2007

On February 24, 1856, Brigham Young delivered a blistering attack on lawyers and law courts.

Scripture and Interpretation: Some Thoughts Inspired by “The Family: A Proclamation to the World”

Nate Oman | February 13, 2007

A couple of weeks ago we had stake conference, and among other things the visiting authority talked about “The Family: A Proclamation to the World.” Among many good and true things, he said that we ought to treat the Proclamation as scripture and that the only reason it was not added to the Doctrine [...]

More Musings on SSRN

Nate Oman | February 11, 2007

How the Harvard Law Review Scarred me for Life

Nate Oman | February 9, 2007