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- Product code: 9734
- ISBN: 0471295639,
ISBN13: 9780471295631,
382 pages, paperback
Published by John Wiley & Sons, 1st edition, 1998
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Description of Against the Gods |
In this unique exploration of risk in our society, Peter Bernstein argues that the notion of bringing risk under control is one of the central ideas that distinguishes modern times from the more distant past.
Against The Gods, a narrative that reads like a novel, chronicles the remarkable intellectual adventure that liberated humanity from the oracles and soothsayers by means of the powerful tools of risk management.
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Contents of Against the Gods |
1. The Beginnings
The winds of the Greeks and the role of the dice
As easy as 123
2. A Thousand Outstanding Facts
The renaissance gambler
The French connection
The remarkable notions of man
3. Measurement Unlimited
Considering the mature of the man
The search for moral uncertainty
The supreme law of unreason
The man with the sprained brain
Peapods and perils
The fabric of felicity
4. Clouds of Vagueness and the Demand for Precision
The measure of our ignorance
The radically distinct notion
The man who counted everything except calories
The strange case of the anonymous stockbroker
5. Degrees of Belief Exploring Uncertainty
The failure of invariance
The theory police
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