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The Bed of Procrustes

Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb · 2010 · 208 pages

About This Book

A collection of aphorisms that distill Nassim Nicholas Taleb's core philosophical ideas regarding uncertainty and the limits of human knowledge. The book uses the metaphor of the Procrustean bed to critique modern civilization's tendency to force-fit reality into reductive models and categories.

Genres

Psychology & BehaviorPhilosophyEconomics & Finance

Topics

Cognitive BiasesCritical ThinkingDecision MakingResilienceRisk ManagementStoicismStorytelling

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Book Details

Published

2010

Pages

208

Language

en

ISBN

9781400069972

Series

Part 3 of Incerto

Audiobook Available

1h 41m
Narrated by Sean Pratt

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