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Sour Grapes
Drawing on philosophy, political and social theory, decision-theory, economics, psychology, history and literature, Jon Elster's classic book Sour Grapes continues and complements …
Åndens fenomenologi
Boken er den første komplette norske utgave av Hegels hovedverk. Den fremstiller menneskeåndens utvikling og historie som en lang rekke erfaringer, eventyr eller episoder, i et …
Explaining Social Behavior
In this new edition of his critically acclaimed book, Jon Elster examines the nature of social behavior, proposing choice as the central concept of the social sciences. Extensively …
Nuts and Bolts for the Social Sciences
This book is intended as an introductory survey of the philosophy of the social sciences. It is essentially a work of exposition which offers a tool-box of mechanisms - nuts and …
The Idea of the Public Sphere
The notion of 'the public sphere' has become increasingly central to theories and studies of democracy, media, and culture over the last few decades. It has also gained political …
France before 1789
A masterful new account of old regime France by one of the world's most prominent political philosophersFrance before 1789 traces the historical origins of France's National …
Constitutionalism and Democracy
The eleven essays in this volume, supplemented by an editorial introduction, centre around three overlapping problems. First, why would a society want to limit its own sovereign …
Ulysses Unbound
Common sense suggests that it is always preferable to have more options than fewer, and better to have more knowledge than less. This provocative book argues that, very often, …
Making Sense of Marx
A systematic, critical examination of Karl Marx’s social theories and their philosophical presuppositions. Through extensive discussions of the texts Jon Elster offers a balanced …
An Introduction to Karl Marx
A concise and comprehensive introduction to Marx’s social, political and economic thought for the beginning student. Jon Elster surveys in turn each of the main themes of marxist …
Oppgjøret med fortiden
I denne boka analyserer forfatteren 36 eksempler på det han kaller overgangsoppgjør, det vil si overgangen fra diktatur til demokratisk styre. Han henter eksempler fra antikkens …