Jon Elster
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Jon Elster is a Norwegian social and political theorist known for applying rational choice and analytical philosophy methods to the study of Marxism, institutions, and collective behavior.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jon Elster canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
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| instanceOf |
academic
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human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ political theorist ⓘ social theorist ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Norway ⓘ |
| familyName | Elster ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Marxism
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analytical philosophy ⓘ collective behavior ⓘ institutional theory ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ political theory ⓘ rational choice theory ⓘ social philosophy ⓘ social theory ⓘ |
| givenName | Jon ⓘ |
| influenced |
Analytical Marxism
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surface form:
analytical Marxism
rational choice institutionalism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Karl Marx
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analytical philosophy ⓘ rational choice theory ⓘ |
| knownFor |
applying analytical philosophy to social science
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applying rational choice theory to the study of Marxism ⓘ work on collective action and collective behavior ⓘ work on institutions and constitutional design ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Norwegian ⓘ |
| movement |
analytical Marxism
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rational choice theory in political science ⓘ |
| name | Jon Elster self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Norwegian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Alchemies of the Mind
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Closing the Books ⓘ Explaining Social Behavior ⓘ Explaining Technical Change ⓘ Making Sense of Marx ⓘ Nuts and Bolts for the Social Sciences ⓘ Solomonic Judgements ⓘ Sour Grapes ⓘ Ulysses Unbound ⓘ Ulysses and the Sirens ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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philosopher of social science ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
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