Elster
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Elster is a Norwegian social and political theorist best known for his work on rational choice theory, Marxism, and the philosophy of social science.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Elster canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
human
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philosopher of social science ⓘ political theorist ⓘ social theorist ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Norway ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1940-02-22 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Oslo
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Université Paris Nanterre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Collège de France
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Columbia University ⓘ Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Chicago ⓘ University of Oslo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Elster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Marxism
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constitutional theory ⓘ decision theory ⓘ philosophy of social science ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ political theory ⓘ rational choice theory ⓘ social theory ⓘ |
| givenName | Jon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | analytical Marxism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Karl Marx
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Rational choice theory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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French ⓘ Norwegian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | analytical Marxism ⓘ |
| name | Jon Elster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Norwegian ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
application of rational choice theory to Marxism
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methodological individualism in social science ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Alchemies of the Mind
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Closing the Books NERFINISHED ⓘ Explaining Social Behavior NERFINISHED ⓘ Explaining Technical Change NERFINISHED ⓘ Making Sense of Marx NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuts and Bolts for the Social Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ Reason and Rationality ⓘ Securities Against Misrule NERFINISHED ⓘ Solomonic Judgements NERFINISHED ⓘ Sour Grapes NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulysses Unbound NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulysses and the Sirens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Oslo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Professor at Collège de France
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Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago ⓘ Professor of Social Sciences at Columbia University ⓘ |
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