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The Bed of Procrustes

The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and
Practical Aphorisms is a philosophy book by Nassim The Bed of Procrustes:
Nicholas Taleb written in the aphoristic style. It was first Philosophical and
released on November 30, 2010 by Random House.[1] An Practical Aphorisms
updated edition was released on October 26, 2016 that
includes fifty percent more material than the 2010
edition.[1] According to Taleb, the book "contrasts the
classical values of courage, elegance, and erudition
against the modern diseases of nerdiness, philistinism,
and phoniness." The title refers to Procrustes, a figure
from Greek mythology who abducted travelers and
stretched or chopped their bodies to fit the length of his
bed.[2]

The book is part of Taleb's five volume philosophical

essay on uncertainty, titled the Incerto[3] and covers
Antifragile (2012), The Black Swan (2007–2010), Fooled
by Randomness (2001),The Bed of Procrustes
(2010–2016), and Skin in the Game (2018).

References
Second edition
1. "The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and
Practical Aphorisms, Hardcover, 1st Edition" (ht Author Nassim Nicholas
tps://www.amazon.com/The-Bed-Procrustes-Phil Taleb
osophical-Practical/dp/1400069971/ref=tmm_h Country United States
rd_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1390848758&sr=1-1).
Language English
Amazon.com. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
2. Pressley, James (2010-12-07). "Taleb of `Black Series Incerto
Swan' Mocks `Boring' Bernanke, Suckers, Wage Subject aphorisms,
Slaves: Books" (https://www.bloomberg.com/ne philosophy
ws/2010-12-07/taleb-of-black-swan-mocks-bori
Genre Non-fiction
ng-bernanke-suckers-wage-slaves-books.html).
bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2014-01-28. Publisher Random House
3. "Incerto" (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.co (U.S.)
m/series/INO/incerto). Publication November 30,
PenguinRandomhouse.com. date 2010
Media type Print (Paperback)
External links Pages 157 pp
▪ Janet Maslin, Explaining the Modern World and (paperback)
Keeping It Short (https://www.nytimes.com/201 ISBN 978-0-8129-8240-4
0/11/17/books/17book.html?_r=1&ref=janet_m (U.S.)
aslin) New York Times, November 16, 2010
Preceded by The Black Swan 

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