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born 1940 Norway

Jon Elster (born 22 February 1940, Oslo) is a Norwegian social and political theorist who has authored works in the philosophy of social science and rational choice theory. He is also a notable proponent of analytical Marxism, and a critic of neoclassical economics and public choice theory, largely on behavioral and psychological grounds.

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Biases are either “hot” (that is, produced by the agent’s motivational system) or “cold” (more similar to optical illusions).

Reason and Rationality (2009)

In this reconstruction, the idea of reason comprises three elements: impartiality with regard to persons, temporal impartiality, and rational or well-founded beliefs. No doubt we should add goodwill, in order to exclude impartial malice.

Reason and Rationality (2009)

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