The Bed of Procrustes
The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
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Livre de Nassim-Nicholas Taleb · 30 novembre 2010
Genre : EssaiA condensed guide to life from the bestselling author of The Black Swan, Nassim Nicholas Taleb's The Bed of Procrustes is an invaluable collection of aphorisms to help you navigate the modern world. Why are we so often unwilling to accept that life is unpredictable? In this brilliant book Nassim Nicholas Taleb distils his idiosyncratic wisdom to demolish our illusions, contrasting the classical values of courage, elegance and erudition against modern philistinism and phoniness. Only by... Voir plus
