Copyright2018 by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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NAMES: Taleb, Nassim Nicholas. TITLE: Skin in the game : hidden asymmetries in daily life
/ Nassim Nicholas Taleb. DESCRIPTION: First edition. | New York : Random House, [2018]
| Includes bibliographical references and index IDENTIFIERS: LCCN 2017047111 | ISBN
9780425284629 | ISBN 9780425284636 (ebook) SUBJECTS: LCSH: Risk—Sociological
aspects. | Risk-taking (Psychology)— Social aspects. | Information asymmetry—Social
aspects. | Uncertainty (Information theory)—Social aspects. | Complexity (Philosophy)
CLASSIFICATION: LCC HM1101 .T35 2018 | DDC 302/.12—dc23 LC record available at
lccn.loc.gov/2017047111 International edition ISBN 978-0-525-51107-6
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Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Book 1: Introduction
Prologue, Part 1: Antaeus Whacked
Prologue, Part 2: A Brief Tour of Symmetry
Prologue, Part 3: The Ribs of the Incerto
Appendix: Asymmetries in Life and Things
Book 2: A First Look at Agency
Chapter 1: Why Each One Should Eat His Own Turtles: Equality in
Uncertainty
Book 3: That Greatest Asymmetry
Chapter 2: The Most Intolerant Wins: The Dominance of the Stubborn
Minority
Appendix to Book 3: A Few More Counterintuitive Things About the
Collective
Book 4: Wolves Among Dogs
Chapter 3: How to Legally Own Another Person
Chapter 4: The Skin of Others in Your Game
Book 5: Being Alive Means Taking Certain Risks
Chapter 5: Life in the Simulation Machine。