Jon Elster
Knowing that one may be subject to bias is one thing; being able to correct it is another.Collection: Knowing
The basic postulate from which I start is that the goal of the social sciences is the liberation of man.Collection: Men
Reduction is at the heart of progress in science.Collection: Heart
In anger, my hostility is directed toward another's action and can be extinguished by getting even - an action that reestablishes the equilibrium.Collection: Science
The investigation of this problem - How is spontaneous order possible? - is sometimes referred to as the 'Hayek programme'.Collection: Order