Jon Elster Quotes

Knowing that one may be subject to bias is one thing; being able to correct it is another.

The basic postulate from which I start is that the goal of the social sciences is the liberation of man.

Reduction is at the heart of progress in science.

In anger, my hostility is directed toward another's action and can be extinguished by getting even - an action that reestablishes the equilibrium.

The investigation of this problem - How is spontaneous order possible? - is sometimes referred to as the 'Hayek programme'.