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Last updated on April 14, 2025.

Jon Elster

Jon Elster is a Norwegian philosopher and political theorist who holds the Robert K. Merton professorship of Social Science at Columbia University.

Norwegian - Author | Born: February 22, 1940

Source: Wikipedia

Reduction is at the heart of progress in science.

Jon Elster

Jon Elster

In anger, my hostility is directed toward another's action and can be extinguished by getting even - an action that reestablishes the equilibrium.

Jon Elster

Jon Elster

The investigation of this problem - How is spontaneous order possible? - is sometimes referred to as the 'Hayek programme'. — © Jon Elster

The investigation of this problem - How is spontaneous order possible? - is sometimes referred to as the 'Hayek programme'.

Jon Elster

Jon Elster

Knowing that one may be subject to bias is one thing; being able to correct it is another.

Jon Elster

Jon Elster

The basic postulate from which I start is that the goal of the social sciences is the liberation of man.

Jon Elster

Jon Elster

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