John Elster
person
2 mentions
2 recordings
first heard Nov 2005
last heard Aug 2022
±0 this month
Philosopher quoted about emotions as obstacles to action
Trend
No mentions in the last 30d.Widen the range to see when John Elster was said.
Moments
newest first · ▶ plays the momentEmily DupreeElucidations · Episode 142: Emily Dupree discusses the rationality of reven... · 13:32 · Aug 2022
…I think the philosopher John Elster's description of revenge captures it well.…
Dylan EvansAll In The Mind · The Emotional Brain: Part 1, Sexual Desire · 11:04 · Nov 2005
…to use uh John Elster's evocative phrase, they're sand in the machinery of action.…
All 2 moments