TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bernstein, Peter L.
TI  - Against the gods: the remarkable story of risk
SN  - 9780471295631
U1  - 368 
PY  - 1998///
CY  - New York
PB  - John Wiles & Sons
KW  - Risk Management
KW  - Risk Social Aspects
N1  - 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



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