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

November 18th, 2010, 1:47 am

The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorismsby Nassim Nicholas TalebHardcover: 128 pagesPublisher: Random House (November 30, 2010)ISBN-10: 1400069971 FinMath.com
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New Book - The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

November 18th, 2010, 8:42 am

The UK edition is due 2nd December, The Bed of Procustes: Philosphical and Practical Aphorisms ISBN: 9781846144585 RRP: £14.99.
 
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New Book - The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

November 29th, 2010, 6:18 pm

HiSo what is this book about? Does it offer any solutions to the problems he talks about in the black swan?
 
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New Book - The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

November 29th, 2010, 10:10 pm

QuoteOriginally posted by: martingullHiSo what is this book about? Does it offer any solutions to the problems he talks about in the black swan?This is Taleb so no. He doesn't offer solutions. He just likes the sound of his own voice.
 
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New Book - The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

December 3rd, 2010, 1:30 pm

i'd rather have no solutions than solutions with dire consequences....
 
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New Book - The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

December 4th, 2010, 2:20 pm

QuoteOriginally posted by: ThinkDifferenti'd rather have no solutions than solutions with dire consequences....But not everyone has that luxury
 
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New Book - The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

December 4th, 2010, 2:54 pm

QuoteOriginally posted by: TinManQuoteOriginally posted by: ThinkDifferenti'd rather have no solutions than solutions with dire consequences....But not everyone has that luxuryIndeed! The Siren call of certainty has far too many investors, manager, regulators, and politicians preferring a wholly false prediction to the uncomfortable truth of contingency. We pay to get a prediction of the future from our soothsayers and then pay dearly when that prediction is wrong. But we keep coming back for more predictions.
 
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New Book - The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

December 6th, 2010, 4:30 am

QuoteOriginally posted by: Traden4AlphaQuoteOriginally posted by: TinMan We pay to get a prediction of the future from our soothsayers and then pay dearly when that prediction is wrong. But we keep coming back for more predictions."Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. " Albert Einstein
 
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December 6th, 2010, 7:58 am

QuoteOriginally posted by: ThinkDifferent"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. " Albert EinsteinYou mean like reading a Taleb book?
 
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New Book - The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

December 18th, 2010, 10:51 am

One advantage of the Procrustean approach is that it promotes a certain standardisation which is predictable and repeatable. Which is what Man has been trying to since the beginning of time, yes?
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