The Bed of Procrustes

Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms

By: Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Business & Economics

by the author of the modern classic the black swan, this collection of aphorisms and meditations expresses his major ideas in ways you least expect. the bed of procrustes takes its title from greek mythology: the story of a man who made his visitors fit his bed to perfection by either stretching them or cutting their limbs. it represents taleb’s view of modern civilization’s hubristic side...