The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

IN THIS PROFOUND AND PLAYFUL BOOK, NASSIM NICHOLAS TALEB, AUTHOR OF THE BESTSELLING PHENOMENON "THE BLACK SWAN", PRESENTS THE PUREST DISTILLATION OF HIS IDIOSYNCRATIC GENIUS. We humans, facing the limits of knowledge, try to squeeze life into reductive categories and pre-packaged narratives. Taleb demolishes our illusions, contrasting the classical values of courage, elegance and erudition against modern philistinism and phoniness. OTHER WRITERS ON NASSIM NICHOLAS TALEB 'The hottest thinker in the world' BRYAN APPLEYARD 'Great fun ... brash, stubborn, entertaining, opinionated, curious, cajoling' STEPHEN J. DUBNER 'A bouncy and even exhilarating guide' WILL SELF 'Funny, quirky and thought-provoking' JOHN CORWELL 'Like some superhero of the mind' BOYD TONKIN źródło opisu: Penguin Group, 2010 źródło okładki: amazon.com

kategoria filozofia i etyka
ISBN 9781846144585
data wydania 2010 (data przybliżona)
liczba stron 128
język angielski
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