Elster
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Elster is a Norwegian social and political theorist best known for his work on rational choice theory, Marxism, and the philosophy of social science.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Elster canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13535001 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Elster Context triple: [Jon Elster, familyName, Elster]
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Elster
Elster is a river in central Europe, primarily flowing through the German state of Saxony and its surrounding regions.
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Geissler
Geissler is a character in Knut Hamsun’s novel "Growth of the Soil," serving as a former land surveyor whose shrewdness and intermittent interventions significantly influence the fate of the rural community.
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Kleiser
Kleiser is a surname most notably associated with American film director Randal Kleiser, known for directing the musical romantic comedy "Grease."
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Eltmann
Eltmann is a small town in the Lower Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany, situated along the Main River and known for its historic architecture and surrounding wine-growing landscape.
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Leister
Leister is a surname of English origin borne by various individuals, including those with the given name Edward.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Elster Target entity description: Elster is a Norwegian social and political theorist best known for his work on rational choice theory, Marxism, and the philosophy of social science.
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A.
Elster
Elster is a river in central Europe, primarily flowing through the German state of Saxony and its surrounding regions.
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B.
Geissler
Geissler is a character in Knut Hamsun’s novel "Growth of the Soil," serving as a former land surveyor whose shrewdness and intermittent interventions significantly influence the fate of the rural community.
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C.
Kleiser
Kleiser is a surname most notably associated with American film director Randal Kleiser, known for directing the musical romantic comedy "Grease."
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D.
Eltmann
Eltmann is a small town in the Lower Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany, situated along the Main River and known for its historic architecture and surrounding wine-growing landscape.
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E.
Leister
Leister is a surname of English origin borne by various individuals, including those with the given name Edward.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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philosopher of social science ⓘ political theorist ⓘ social theorist ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Norway ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1940-02-22 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Oslo
NERFINISHED
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Université Paris Nanterre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Collège de France
NERFINISHED
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Columbia University ⓘ Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Chicago ⓘ University of Oslo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Elster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Marxism
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constitutional theory ⓘ decision theory ⓘ philosophy of social science ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ political theory ⓘ rational choice theory ⓘ social theory ⓘ |
| givenName | Jon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | analytical Marxism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Karl Marx
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Rational choice theory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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French ⓘ Norwegian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | analytical Marxism ⓘ |
| name | Jon Elster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Norwegian ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
application of rational choice theory to Marxism
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methodological individualism in social science ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Alchemies of the Mind
NERFINISHED
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Closing the Books NERFINISHED ⓘ Explaining Social Behavior NERFINISHED ⓘ Explaining Technical Change NERFINISHED ⓘ Making Sense of Marx NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuts and Bolts for the Social Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ Reason and Rationality ⓘ Securities Against Misrule NERFINISHED ⓘ Solomonic Judgements NERFINISHED ⓘ Sour Grapes NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulysses Unbound NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulysses and the Sirens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Oslo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Professor at Collège de France
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Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago ⓘ Professor of Social Sciences at Columbia University ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Elster Description of subject: Elster is a Norwegian social and political theorist best known for his work on rational choice theory, Marxism, and the philosophy of social science.
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