This book builds upon ideas from his previous works including fooled by randomness 2001, the black swan 20072010, and the bed of procrustes 20102016 and is the fourth book. A relatively quick reference point for the key concepts that he elaborates in the book. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, the black swan, and the bed of procrustes. The problem with antifragile is that it is a deeply antisocial book. Dec 03, 2012 antifragile, a more philosophical work than talebs earlier books, shares much with the marxist philosophers alain badiou and slavoj zizek. The third book of talebs incerto trilogy was published in november 2012 and is now available in paperback. Antifragile should be a mandatory read for all policy makers and investment bankers. Fooled by randomness, the black swan, the bed of procrustes, antifragile. Antifragile is a book that is difficult to summarize. Nassim taleb is a trader himself and many of the lessons from this book he learned by trading in highly volatile currency markets.
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All systems can be categorized as one of these three. Erudite, witty, and iconoclastic, taleb s message is revolutionary. What i learned losing a million dollars by jim paul 4. Jan 28, 2014 antifragile is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decisionmaking in a world we dont understand. Nassim nicholas taleb divides the world and all thats in it people, things, institutions, ways of life into. What taleb has identified and calls antifragile are things that not only gain from chaos but need it in order to survive and flourish. Antifragile, by nassim nicholas taleb the new york times. Explains how we missed the word antifragility in classrooms. As the book progresses, taleb covers in great depth the domain of the fragile and the opposing domain of the antifragile showing how fragility can be detected, measured, and transformed. Chapter summaries and map boldface terms are in the glossary. I am pretty sure people will still be reading talebs two previous books in 10 years time. Unlike many books of this genre, which spend 200 pages padding a 5 page idea, antifragile is a fractal of a book, taking its central ideas and examining and applying them in myriad ways. It is a valuable extension of talebs earlier work on the themes of randomness and unpredictability. Talebs latest work builds on two of his previous works, fooled by randomness 2001 and the black swan 2007.
Erudite, witty, and iconoclastic, talebs message is revolutionary. In the black swan taleb outlined a problem, and in antifragile he offers a. Dec 17, 2012 antifragile is a kind of sequel or logical followon to mr. If they come out confusing, its my fault read the book. Antifragile is a blueprint for living in a black swan world. The central theme of the book is antifragility, which taleb defines in the. Nov 27, 2012 antifragile is a standalone book in nassim nicholas taleb s landmark incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decisionmaking in a world we dont understand. All four volumesantifragile, the black swan, fooled by. Fragile things are negatively impacted by uncertainty, stress. I know its not a brave new world or harry potter but im telling you, this book had me reevaluating the entire world and my own life in a largely positive way. Antifragile by nassim nicholas taleb issue 97 philosophy now. A reader could easily run out of adjectives to describe nassim nicholas talebs new book antifragile. Taleb introduces his concept of antifragility, which explains that certain things including us benefit from a degree of randomness, chaos, and disorder.
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Taleb, at least in his books, is very consistent with his own philosophy about calling out fraud and people who are harmful. Its hard to know where to stop when talking about this book. His 2007 book the black swan has been described by the sunday times as one of the twelve. If they come out confusing, it s my fault read the book.
Nassim nicholas taleb book recommendations 80 books. Recurring themes throughout the book include skin in the game, via negativa, lindy effect, barbell strategy and the green lumber fallacy. Whenever you can, you should always find opportunities to actually grow from disorder, volatility, and adversity. Fooled by randomness, the black swan, the bed of procrustes, antifragile taleb, nassim nicholas on. Apr 10, 2020 to be truly effective in a world swirling with complexity, randomness, and risk, you cant stop at sissy resilience. If there is a book missing, please leave a comment with a reference. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. This is talebs central concept in both antifragile and the black swan. Taleb s nontechnical writing style has been described as mixing a narrative, often semiautobiographical style with short philosophical tales and historical and scientific commentary. Antifragile is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decisionmaking in a world we dont understand. Nassim nicholas taleb, the bestselling author of the black. Antifragile nassim taleb first edition signed raptis rare books. Things that gain from disorder by nassim nicholas taleb date read.
The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, the black swan, skin in the game, and the bed of procrustes. Things that gain from disorder incerto book 3 kindle edition by taleb, nassim nicholas. Talebs bestselling 2007 book the black swan and his earlier book fooled by. How to live in a world we dont understand by nassim. The hottest thinker in the world bryan appleyard, sunday times. He says books and their authors should be antifragile too. This book builds upon ideas from his previous works including fooled by randomness 2001, the black swan 20072010, and the bed of procrustes 20102016 and is the fourth book in the fivevolume. Unlike many books of this genre, which spend 200 pages padding a 5 page idea, antifragile is a fractal of a book, taking it s central ideas and examining and applying them in myriad ways. Things that gain from disorder by nassim nicholas taleb. Nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto series is an investigation of luck, uncertainty, probability, opacity, human error, risk, disorder, and decisionmaking in a world we dont understand, in nonoverlapping and standalone books. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read antifragile.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Banned books are a good example, or the popularity of ayn rand despite her. Antifragile is a standalone book in nassim nicholas taleb s landmark incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decisionmaking in a world we dont understand. Jul 03, 2017 curiosity is antifragile, like an addiction, and is magnified by attempts to satisfy it books have a secret mission and ability to multiply as everyone who has walltowall bookshelves knows well. Some books are described as life changing, but are not. Things that gain from disorder 2012, alongside fooled by randomness. The common theme underlying all three books is that there are events which are fundamentally. Antifragile by nassim taleb march 12, 2016 march 12, 2016 kirtika 4 comments antifragile a term used to mean the opposite of fragile, and denote things that gain from disorder, chaos, stressors. Things that gain from disorder kindle edition by taleb, nassim nicholas.
The new book is the closing part of a trilogy that started about ten years ago with fooled by randomness. Things that gain from disorder incerto book online at best prices in india on. Antifragile is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto. The goal should be to move beyond resilience to becoming antifragile. Things that gain from disorder ebook written by nassim nicholas taleb. Antifragile a term used to mean the opposite of fragile, and denote things that gain from disorder, chaos, stressors. From the bestselling author of the black swan and one of the foremos.
Antifragile by nassim nicholas taleb middle way society. The core idea behind this book is simple and quite enticing. Those who have read talebs last book, the bestseller and masterpiece the black swan, will notice that antifragile picks up things where taleb stopped the last time. What inferences have you made from nassim talebs books. The statistical mechanics of financial markets by johannes.
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