An edition of Bed of Procrustes (2010)

The Bed of Procrustes

Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms

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An edition of Bed of Procrustes (2010)

The Bed of Procrustes

Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms

1st ed.

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Random House
Language
English
Pages
112

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Subjects

Aphorisms and apothegms, New York Times reviewed, Human behavior, Quotations, maxims
Edition Availability
Cover of: El lecho de Procusto
El lecho de Procusto: Aforismos filosóficos y prácticos
Mar 06, 2018, Ediciones Paidós
hardcover in Spanish
Cover of: The bed of Procrustes
The bed of Procrustes: philosophical and practical aphorisms
2016, Random House
in English - trade paperback edition, revised and updated
Cover of: Bed of Procrustes
Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
2016, Penguin Books, Limited
in English
Cover of: Bed of Procrustes
Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
2011, Penguin Books, Limited
in English
Cover of: The Bed of Procrustes
The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
2011, Random House
Hardcover in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: Bed of Procrustes
Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
2010, Penguin Books, Limited
in English

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Table of Contents

Procrustes
Preludes
Counter narratives
Matters ontological
The sacred and the profane
Chance, success, happiness, and stoicism
Charming and less charming sucker problems
Theseus, or, living the Paleo life
The republic of letters
The universal and the particular
Fooled by randomness
Aesthetics
Ethics
Robustness and fragility
The ludic fallacy and domain dependence
Epistemology and subtractive knowledge
The scandal of prediction
Being a philosopher and managing to remain one
Economic life and other very vulgar subjects
The sage, the weak, and the magnificent
The implicit and the explicit
On the varieties of love and nonlove
The end
Postface.

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Dewey Decimal Class
818/.602
Library of Congress
PN6271 .T35 2011, PN6271.T35 2011, PN6271 .T35 2010

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Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
112
Weight
9.6 ounces

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OL24494996M
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ISBN 13
9781400069972
LCCN
2010036866
OCLC/WorldCat
663822337

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OL21029075W

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