Against the gods : the remarkable story of risk by Peter L. Bernstein.
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TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : John Wiles & Sons, 1998.Description: 383 pISBN: - 9780471295631
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Table of Contents:
Introduction
Part 1. To 1200: Beginnings
Chapter 1. The Winds of the Greeks and the Role of the Dice
Chapter 2. As easy as 1,2,3
Part 2. 1200-1700: a Thousand Outstanding Facts
Chapter 3. The Renaissance Gambler
Chapter 4. The French connection
Chapter 5. The Remarkable Notions of the Remarkable Notions Man
Part 3. 1700-1900: Measurement Unlimited
Chapter 6. Considering the Nature of Man
Chapter 7. The Search for Moral Certainty
Chapter 8. The Supreme Law of Unreason
Chapter 9. The Man with the Sprained Brain
Chapter 10. Peapods and Perils
Chapter 11. The Fabric of Felicity
Part 4. 1900-1960: Clouds of Vagueness and the Demand for Precision
Chapter 12. The Measure of our Ignorance
Chapter 13. The Radically Distinct Notion
Chapter 14. The Man Who Counted Everything Except Calories
Chapter 15. The Strange Case of the Anonymous Stockbroker
Part 5. Degrees of Belief: Exploring Uncertainty
Chapter 16. The Failure of In-variance
Chapter 17. The Theory Police
Chapter 18. The Fantastic System of Side Bets
Chapter 19. Awaiting the Wildness
Notes
Bibliography
Name Index
Subject Index