by Nassim Nicholas Taleb · Ediciones Paidós · tapa dura · ISBN 9788449334238
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The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms is a work by the renowned author Nassim Nicholas Taleb, known for his international bestseller The Black Swan. This book presents a careful selection of aphorisms and meditations that invite reflection on the way humans simplify the world to adapt it to our preconceived ideas. Taleb encourages us to embrace the unexpected and accept what we do not know in order to understand reality as it is. An essential work for those seeking a heterodox and insightful view of the world.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a Lebanese-American New York University professor, essayist, mathematical statistician, former option trader, risk analyst, and aphorist. His work concerns problems of randomness, probability, complexity, and uncertainty.
