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SKIN IN THE GAME: HIDDEN ASYMMETRIES IN DAILY LIFE

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: UK PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE 2018Description: xiii, 279ISBN:
  • 9780241300657
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 302.12/TAL
Summary: In his most provocative and practical book yet, one of the foremost thinkers of our time redefines what it means to understand the world, succeed in a profession, contribute to a fair and just society, detect nonsense, and influence others. Citing examples ranging from Hammurabi to Seneca, Antaeus the Giant to Donald Trump, Nassim Nicholas Taleb shows how the willingness to accept one’s own risks is an essential attribute of heroes, saints, and flourishing people in all walks of life.
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Books Books Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research Fiction / Novel 302.12/TAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available RISK-SOCIOLOGICAL ASPECTS, RISK-TAKING (PSYCHOLOGY)-SOCIAL ASPECTS. INFORMATION ASYMMETRY-SOCIAL ASPECTS, UNCERTAINTY (INFORMATION THEORY)--SOCIAL ASPECTS, COMPLEXITY (PHILOSOPHY) SICSR-B-19499
Books Books Symbiosis Institute of International Business General Stacks General Bo 003.54 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available SIIB-B-16433

In his most provocative and practical book yet, one of the foremost thinkers of our time redefines what it means to understand the world, succeed in a profession, contribute to a fair and just society, detect nonsense, and influence others. Citing examples ranging from Hammurabi to Seneca, Antaeus the Giant to Donald Trump, Nassim Nicholas Taleb shows how the willingness to accept one’s own risks is an essential attribute of heroes, saints, and flourishing people in all walks of life.

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