Jon Elster Quotes & Sayings
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Famous Quotes By 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
Knowing that one may be subject to bias is one thing; being able to correct it is another. — Jon Elster
Reduction is at the heart of progress in science. — Jon Elster
The basic postulate from which I start is that the goal of the social sciences is the liberation of man. — Jon Elster
The investigation of this problem - How is spontaneous order possible? - is sometimes referred to as the 'Hayek programme'. — Jon Elster
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