This link has been bookmarked by 4 people . It was first bookmarked on 12 May 2008, by KO -.
For the past forty years, Jon Elster has attempted to explain things ranging from the emotions to technological change. The result is dozens of books (and even more papers) in three languages across four universities. And throughout, his work has not just
"...you're missing the big picture, which is that there isn't any." Instead of trying to build a Grand Theory which explains all of social life, we should try to build explanations of particular phenomena from the nuts and bolts we have lying around"
books cognitive complexity economics game life principles psychology quotes simplicity social statistics story theory
Would you like to comment?
Join Diigo for a free account, or sign in if you are already a member.