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Jon Elster

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in Oslo, Norway

February 22, 1940

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Philosophy, Political Science, Social Science

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Jon Elster ، born 22 February 1940, Oslo) is a Norwegian social and political theorist who has authored works in the philosophy of social science and rational choice theory. He is also a notable proponent of analytical Marxism, and a critic of neoclassical economics and public choice theory, largely on behavioral and psychological grounds.

In 2016, he was awarded the 22nd Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science for his contributions to political science.

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	Explaining Social Behavior: More Nuts and Bolts for the Social Sciences 4.09 avg rating — 271 ratings — published 1989 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sour Grapes: Studies in the Subversion of Rationality really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 1983 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nuts and Bolts for the Social Sciences 3.70 avg rating — 90 ratings — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Introduction to Karl Marx 3.43 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 1986 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reason and Rationality by Jon Elster, Steven Rendall (Translator) 3.46 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 2006 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ulysses Unbound: Studies in Rationality, Precommitment, and Constraints 4.07 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2000 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ulysses and the Sirens: Studies In Rationality And Irrationality 3.86 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1979 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Making Sense of Marx 3.47 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 1985 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alchemies of the Mind: Rationality and the Emotions 4.03 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1998 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Closing the Books: Transitional Justice in Historical Perspective 3.53 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2004 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“In another illustration of reactance, children (and adults too) may refuse all proposals about how to spend the day, even the one they prefer, because they do not want to feel imposed upon.”
― Jon Elster, Explaining Social Behavior: More Nuts and Bolts for the Social Sciences

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“Nothing is so unimpressive as behavior designed to impress”
― Jon Elster

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“The intolerance of uncertainty and ignorance flows not only from
pridefulness, but from a universal human desire to find meanings and patterns
everywhere. The mind abhors a vacuum.”
― Jon Elster, Explaining Social Behavior: More Nuts and Bolts for the Social Sciences

tags: cognitive-biases, mind, philosophy-of-mind, psychology, social-sciences, sociology

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