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portada Incerto: Fooled by Randomness, the Black Swan, the bed of Procrustes, Antifragile, Skin in the Game
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Year
2019
Language
English
Pages
1856
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
27.3 x 18.4 x 19.3 cm
Weight
3.81 kg.
ISBN13
9781984819819

Incerto: Fooled by Randomness, the Black Swan, the bed of Procrustes, Antifragile, Skin in the Game

Nassim Nicholas Taleb (Author) · Random House · Hardcover

Incerto: Fooled by Randomness, the Black Swan, the bed of Procrustes, Antifragile, Skin in the Game - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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Synopsis "Incerto: Fooled by Randomness, the Black Swan, the bed of Procrustes, Antifragile, Skin in the Game "

The landmark five-book series--now in a beautifully designed, cloth-bound deluxe hardcover boxed set The Incerto is an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision making when we don't understand the world, expressed in the form of a personal essay with autobiographical sections, stories, parables, and philosophical, historical, and scientific discussions, in non-overlapping volumes that can be accessed in any order. The main thread is that while there is inordinate uncertainty about what is going on, there is great certainty as to what one should do about it. This deluxe boxed set includes: FOOLED BY RANDOMNESSTHE BLACK SWANTHE BED OF PROCRUSTESANTIFRAGILESKIN IN THE GAME
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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Nassim Nicholas Taleb es un ensayista, matemático, filósofo y exoperador de bolsa nacido en Líbano en 1960. Es ampliamente conocido por sus ideas sobre la incertidumbre, el riesgo y la toma de decisiones en contextos impredecibles. Su formación académica combina finanzas, matemáticas y filosofía, y ha enseñado en universidades como NYU y Oxford.

Taleb alcanzó fama internacional con su libro "The Black Swan" (El Cisne Negro), donde introduce el concepto de eventos altamente improbables pero de gran impacto, que suelen ser racionalizados solo después de ocurridos. Esta obra forma parte de su serie filosófica-práctica titulada Incerto, que también incluye Fooled by Randomness, Antifragile, Skin in the Game, entre otros.

Su pensamiento desafía muchas ideas tradicionales de probabilidad y estadística, especialmente en lo que respecta a modelos predictivos en economía y finanzas. Promueve una visión del mundo donde la exposición a la volatilidad y al desorden —cuando se gestiona bien— puede fortalecer a personas, organizaciones e incluso sociedades.

Además de su producción intelectual, Taleb es conocido por su estilo directo, polémico y crítico con el pensamiento académico convencional, los expertos que no arriesgan nada ("sin piel en el juego") y el exceso de confianza en modelos teóricos alejados de la realidad.
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