__________ Jon Elster (1940÷تت) __________
Department of Political Science, Columbia University, 729 International Affairs Building, 420 West 118th Street, New York, NY 10027, USA.
Main research focus: theory of rational choice; theory of distributive justice.
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Elster, J. 1999.
Strong Feelings: Emotion, Addiction, and Human Behavior.
The 1997 Jean Nicod Lectures. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Elster, J. 1994.
The nature and scope of rational-choice explanation.
In
Martin/McIntyre, Readings in the Philosophy of Social Science,
311—322.
Keywords:
explanation •
rational choice.
Elster, J. 1994. Rationality, emotions, and social norms.
Synthese
98:
21—49.
Keywords:
emotion •
naturalism •
rationality •
social norms.
Elster, J.
1993. Egonomics: The economics of personal conflict. In The Great Ideas Today, 87—135.
Keywords:
egonomics •
personal conflict.
Elster, J. 1993. Ethical individualism and presentism.
Monist
76:
333—348.
Keywords:
ethical individualism •
presentism.
Elster, J. 1993.
Fullness and parsimony: Notes on creativity.
In
Kemal/Gaskell, Explanation and Value in the Arts,
146—172.
Keywords:
creativity •
explanation •
fullness •
parsimony •
values.
Elster, J. 1993.
Justice and the allocation of scarce resources.
In
Mellers/Baron, Psychological Perspectives on Justice,
259—278.
Keywords:
allocation of scarce resources •
justice.
Elster, J. 1993. Some unresolved problems in the theory of rational behavior.
Acta Sociologica
36:
179—189.
Keywords:
decision theory •
theory of rational behavior.
Elster, J. 1993.
Why things don't happen as planned.
In
Akerman, The Necessity of Friction,
248—256.
Keyword:
bounded rationality.
Elster, J. 1992.
Local Justice: How Institutions Allocate Scarce Goods and Necessary Burdens.
New York/Newbury Park: Sage.
Keywords:
allocation •
ethics •
institutions •
justice •
scarcity.
Elster, J. 1992.
Conventions, creativity, originality.
In
Hjort, Rules and Conventions,
32—44.
Keywords:
conventions •
creativity •
originality •
rules.
Elster, J. 1992.
Intertemporal choice and political thought.
In
Elster/Loewenstein, Choice over Time,
35—53.
Keywords:
interpersonal choice •
political theory.
Elster, J. 1992.
Utility from memory and anticipation.
In
Elster/Loewenstein, Choice over Time,
213—234.
Keywords:
anticipation •
memory •
utility.
Elster, J./Loewenstein, G., eds. 1992.
Choice over Time.
New York: Sage.
Keywords:
choice •
time.
Elster, J. 1991.
Envy in social life.
In
Zeckhauser, Strategy and Choice,
49—82.
Keywords:
envy •
evolutionary ethics •
human sociality •
sociobiology.
Elster, J. 1991. Patterns of causal analysis in Tocqueville's Democracy in America.
Rationality and Society
3:
277—297.
Keyword:
causal analysis.
Elster, J./Roemer, R.E., eds. 1991.
Interpersonal Comparisons of Well-Being: Studies in Rationality and Social Change.
Cambridge/New York: Cambridge University Press in collaboration with Editions de la Maison des Sciences de l'Homme.
Keywords:
interpersonal comparison of utility •
rationality •
social change.
Elster, J. 1990.
Marxism and methodological individualism.
In
Birnbaum/Laca, Individualism,
46—61.
Keywords:
Marxism •
methodological individualism.
Elster, J. 1990.
Marxism, functionalism and game theory.
In
Zukin/DiMaggio, Structures of Capital,
87—118.
Keywords:
functionalism •
game theory •
Marxism.
Elster, J. 1990.
Merton's functionalism and the unintended consequences of action.
In
Clark/Modgil/Modgil, Robert K. Merton,
129—135.
Elster, J. 1990. Norms of revenge.
Ethics
100:
862—885.
Keywords:
ethics •
revenge.
Elster, J. 1990.
Selfishness and altruism.
In
Mansbridge, Beyond Self- Interest,
44—52.
Keywords:
altruism •
bounded rationality •
selfishness •
sociobiology.
Elster, J. 1990.
Utility, duty and fairness.
In
Carlsson/Larsson, Problems of the Mixed Economy,
23—52.
Keywords:
duty •
ethics •
fairness •
utility.
Elster, J. 1990.
When rationality fails.
In
Cook/Levi, The Limits of Rationality,
19—51.
Keyword:
bounded rationality.
Elster, J. 1989.
The Cement of Society: A Study of Social Order.
New York/Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Keywords:
mechanistic explanation •
social science explanation.
Elster, J. 1989.
Nuts and Bolts for the Social Sciences.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Keywords:
mechanistic explanation •
social science explanation.
Elster, J. 1989.
Solomonic Judgments: Studies in the Limitations of Rationality.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; Paris: Editions de la Maison des Sciences de l'Homme.
Keyword:
bounded rationality.
Elster, J. 1989.
Marxism and individualism.
In
Dascal/Gruengard, Knowledge and Politics,
189—206.
Keywords:
Marxism •
methodological individualism.
Elster, J. 1989.
Rationality and social norms.
In
Fenstad/Frolov/Hilpinen, Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science,
531—552.
Keywords:
rationality •
social norms.
Elster, J. 1989. Social norms and economic theory.
Journal of Economic Perspectives
3:
99—117.
Keywords:
rationality •
social norms.
Elster, J. 1988. Custody by the toss of a coin?
Social Science Information
27:
517—535.
Keywords:
bounded rationality •
litigation.
Elster, J. 1988. Economic order and social norms.
Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics
144:
357—366.
Keywords:
economic order •
social norms.
Elster, J. 1988. Taming chance: Randomization in individual and social decisions.
Tanner Lectures on Human Values
9:
105—179.
Keywords:
chance •
decision making •
randomization •
rationality.
Elster, J. 1987. The nature and scope of rational-choice explanation.
Revue Roumaine des Sciences Sociales. Série de Philosophie et Logique
31:
51—65.
Keywords:
explanation •
rational choice.
Elster, J. 1987. Solomonic judgment: Against the best interest of the child.
University of Chicago Law Review
54:
1—45.
Keywords:
bounded rationality •
litigation •
Solomonic judgments.
Elster, J. 1987.
Le laboureur et ses enfants. Deux essais sur les limites de la rationalité. Propositions. Trans. Abel Gerschenfeld.
Paris: Minuit.
Keywords:
bounded rationality •
labor.
Elster, J. 1986.
An Introduction to Karl Marx.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Keywords:
Marxism •
methodological holism •
methodological individualism •
social science explanation.
Elster, J., ed. 1986.
Karl Marx: A Reader.
New York/Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Keywords:
Marxism •
methodological holism •
methodological individualism •
social science explanation.
Elster, J. 1986.
Making Sense of Marx: Studies in Marxism and Social Theory.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; Paris: Editions de la Maison des Sciences de l'Homme.
Keywords:
methodological holism •
methodological individualism •
social science explanation.
Elster, J., ed. 1986.
The Multiple Self: Studies on Rationality and Social Change.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, in collaboration with Editions de la Maison des Sciences de l'Homme.
Keywords:
rationality •
selfhood •
social change.
Elster, J., ed. 1986.
Rational Choice: Readings in Social and Political Theory.
Oxford: Blackwell; New York: New York University Press.
Keyword:
rational choice.
Elster, J. 1986.
Further thoughts on Marxism, functionalism and game theory.
In
Roemer, Analytical Marxism,
202—220.
Keywords:
functionalism •
game theory •
Marxism.
Elster, J. 1986.
The market and the forum: Three varieties of political theory.
In
Elster/Hylland, Foundations of Social Choice Theory,
103—132.
Keywords:
forums •
markets •
political theory.
Elster, J. 1986.
Marxisme et individualisme méthodologique.
In
Birnbaum, Sur l'individualisme,
60—72.
Keywords:
Marxism •
methodological individualism •
philosophy of science •
social science explanation.
Elster, J. 1986. The possibility of rational politics.
Critica
18:
17—62.
Keyword:
rational politics.
Elster, J./Hylland, A., eds. 1986.
Foundations of Social Choice Theory.
New York: Cambridge University Press; Paris: Editions de la Maison des Sciences de l'Homme.
Keywords:
foundations •
social choice theory.
Elster, J. 1985.
The nature and scope of rational-choice explanation.
In
LePore/McLaughlin, Actions and events,
60—72.
Keywords:
evolutionary psychology •
philosophy of science •
rational choice •
social science explanation.
Elster, J. 1985. Rationality, morality, and collective action.
Ethics
96:
136—155.
Keywords:
collective action •
morality •
rationality.
Elster, J. 1985. Sadder but wiser? Rationality and the emotions.
Social Science Information
24:
375—406.
Keywords:
emotions •
rationality.
Elster, J. 1985. Weakness of will and the free-rider problem.
Economics and Philosophy
1:
231—265.
Keywords:
free riders •
social science •
weakness of will.
Elster, J. 1983. The crisis in economic theory. Review of [Nelson/Winter 1982] and [Roemer 1982].
London Review of Books
5(19):
5—7.
Keywords:
evolutionary explanation •
Marxian economics.
Elster, J. 1983.
Deception and self-deception in Stendhal.
In
Horden, The Novelist as Philosopher,
37—53.
Keywords:
deception •
self-deception.
Elster, J. 1983.
Explaining Technical Change: A Case Study in the Philosophy of Science.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Keywords:
explanation •
philosophy of social science •
technical change.
Elster, J. 1983. Marx et Leibniz.
Revue Philosophique de la France et de l'Etranger
108:
167—177.
Keywords:
Leibniz •
Marx •
world views.
Elster, J. 1983.
Sour Grapes: Studies in the Subversion of Rationality.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; Paris: Maison de Sciences de l'Homme.
Keyword:
bounded rationality.
Elster, J. 1983. States that are essentially by-products.
Social Science Information
20:
431—473.
Elster, J. 1982.
Rationality.
In
Floistad, Contemporary Philosophy: A New Survey, Vol. 2:,
111—131.
Keyword:
rationality.
Elster, J. 1982.
Belief, bias and ideology.
In
Hollis/Lukes, Rationality and Relativism,
123—148.
Keywords:
belief •
bias •
ideology.
Elster, J. 1982. Marxism, functionalism and game theory: The case for methodological individualism.
Theory and Society
11:
453—482.
Keywords:
functionalism •
game theory •
Marxism.
Elster, J. 1982. A paradigm for the social sciences? A review discussion of [Van Parijs 1991].
Inquiry
25:
378—385.
Keywords:
evolutionary explanation •
social science.
Elster, J. 1982.
Sour grapes: Utilitarianism and the genesis of wants.
In
Sen/Williams, Utilitarianism and Beyond,
219—238.
Keywords:
bounded rationality •
evolutionary ethics.
Elster, J. 1980. Un historien devant l'irrationel: Lecture de Paul Veyne.
Social Science Information
19:
773—804.
Keywords:
bounded rationality •
historiography •
irrationality •
Veyne.
Elster, J. 1980. Négation active et négation passive: Essai de sociologie Ivanniene.
Archives Européennes de Sociologie
21:
329—349.
Keywords:
active negation •
passive negation •
social science.
Elster, J. 1980. Reply to comments.
Inquiry
23:
213—232.
Elster, J. 1980. The treatment of counterfactuals: Reply to Brian Barry.
Political Studies
28:
143—147.
Keywords:
causality •
counterfactuals.
Elster, J. 1979.
Ulysses and the Sirens.
Cambridge, MA/London: Cambridge University Press.
[chc]
Keywords:
bounded rationality •
naturalism.
Elster, J. 1979.
Ulysses and the Sirens: Studies in Rationality and Irrationality.
New York/Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; Paris: Maison des Sciences de l'Homme.
Keywords:
bounded rationality •
irrationality •
naturalism.
Elster, J. 1979.
Anomalies of rationality.
In
Levy-Garboua, Sociological Economics,
65—85.
Keywords:
anomalies of rationality •
bounded rationality.
Elster, J. 1978.
Logic and Society: Contradictions and Possible Worlds.
London/New York: Wiley.
Keywords:
contradictions •
logic •
possible worlds •
society.
Elster, J. 1977. Ulysses and the sirens: A theory of imperfect rationality.
Social Science Information
16:
469—526.
Keyword:
imperfect rationality.
Elster, J. 1977. Critique des analogies socio-biologiques: Plaidoyer pour l'autonomie des sciences.
Revue Française de Sociologie
18:
369—395.
Keywords:
analogy •
autonomy •
critique of sociobiology.
Elster, J. 1976. A note on hysteresis in the social sciences. Critical notice of [Georgescu-Roegen 1971].
Synthese
33:
371—391.
Keywords:
Georgescu-Roegen •
hysteresis •
social sciences.
Elster, J. 1976. Boudon, education and the theory of games.
Social Science Information
15:
733—740.
Keywords:
Boudon •
education •
game theory •
methodological individualism.
Elster, J. 1975.
Leibniz et la formation de l'esprit capitaliste.
Paris: Aubier Montaigne.
Keywords:
Leibniz •
world view.
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