内容简介
Ablackswanisanevent,positiveornegative,thatisdeemedimprobableyetcausesmassiveconsequences.Inthisgroundbreakingandpropheticbook,TalebshowsinaplayfulwaythatBlackSwaneventsexplainalmosteverythingaboutourworld,andyetwe—especiallytheexperts—areblindtothem.Inthissecondedition,Talebhasaddedanewessay,OnRobustnessandFragility,whichofferstoolstonavigateandexploitaBlackSwanworld.
作者简介
NassimNicholasTalebhasdevotedhislifetoimmersinghimselfinproblemsofluck,randomness,humanerror,probability,andthephilosophyofknowledge.Hemanagedtotransformhisinterestsintothreesuccessfulcareers,asamanofletters,businessman-trader-riskmanager,anduniversityprofessor.Althoughhespendsmostofhistimeasaflaneur,meditatingincafésacrosstheplanet,heiscurrentlyDistinguishedProfessoratNewYorkUniversity'sPolytechnicInstituteandPrincipalofUniversa.HisbooksFooledbyRandomnessandTheBlackSwanhavebeenpublishedin31languages.Heiswidelyrecognizedastheforemostthinkeronprobabilityanduncertainty.TaleblivesmostlyinNewYork.