Introduction au colloque La sagesse collective par Jon Elster

La sagesse collective : principes et mécanismes Colloque des 22-23 mai 2008, organisé par l'Institut du Monde Contemporain du Collège de France, sous la direction du Professeur Jon Elster. Introduction par Jon Elster, 22 mai 2008 Jon Elster is a philosopher, sociologist, and political theorist, author of numerous books on the philosophy of social sciences and rational choice theory (e.g., Nuts and Bolts for the Social Sciences: Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1989, and Ulysses Unbound, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2000). His work can be read as an investigation of the question of individual and collective decisions. He currently teaches at the Collège de France in Paris, where he holds the Chaire of Rationality and Social Sciences.