The bed of Procrustes : philosophical and practical aphorisms /

By the author of the modern classic The Black Swan, this collection of aphorisms and meditations expresses Taleb's view of modern civilization's hubristic side effects--modifying humans to satisfy technology, blaming reality for not fitting economic models, inventing diseases to sell drugs...

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Main Author: Taleb, Nassim Nicholas, 1960-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, [2010]
Edition:1st ed.
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