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Tag Archives: The Screwtape Letters

Law professor admires C.S. Lewis’ look at the word “my”

Posted on September 8, 2010 by legallysociable

From the New York Times Freakonomics blog: law professor Ian Ayres comments on C.S. Lewis’ explanation in The Screwtape Letters of “the most property-laden adjective, the possessive “my.”“

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Posted in Legal, Religion / Tagged C.S. Lewis, Freakonomics, Ian Ayres, law, my, property law, The Screwtape Letters / Leave a comment

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