Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Jon Elster

Born: February 22, 1940 (age 85)
Bio: Jon Elster is a Norwegian social and political theorist who has authored works in the philosophy of social science and rational choice theory.
Known for:
- Nuts and bolts for the social sciences (1989)
- Making Sense of Marx (1985)
- An Introduction to Karl Marx (1986)
- Ulysses and the Sirens (1979)