The Bed of Procrustes

Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms By Nassim Taleb

The book starts off with a notice stating: Aphorisms are different from conventional text. The author recommends reading no more than four aphorisms in one sitting. It is also preferable to select them randomly.

We actually do this all the time. Not physically of course but with ideologies. I believe this is Taleb’s point.

Taleb compares ideal classical virtues with the “modern diseases of nerdiness, philistinism, and phoniness.”

Here are a few select aphorisms. I will keep this page updated as new editions come out.

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