Fractal Localism: Political Rigor and Clarity under Complexity
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Taleb the Philosopher
Since I’m deeply in Boëthius mode for my forthcoming edited book of essays on A Confederacy of Dunces, this invocation of Boëthius and Taleb grabbed me. Here is Joshua Hochschild’s review of Taleb’s collected works. Boethius the patron saint of bullshit detectors. Taleb displays familiarity with many expected theorists of epistemological humility: Montaigne and Hume, Hayek…
Principles of Politics under Complexity
Super distillation of the sources and conditions of liberality. Principles of Politics under Complexity (Thread) pic.twitter.com/VszqPkjFdQ — Nassim Nicholas Taleb (@nntaleb) September 9, 2018 complexityNassim Nicholas Talebphilosophy of social sciencePolitical philosophyskin in the game
Taleb in conversation with Cowen
The sound is not great but it is clear enough to discombobulate the regressive university clerisy, i.e. those rent-seeking IYI parasites! Get a degree from school, but become an autodidact. No.Education was, at some point great, fast becoming rent-seeking for a group of parasites IYIs who indoctrinate our youths. pic.twitter.com/IklI1CYsp0 — Nassim Nicholas Taleb (@nntaleb) September…
Taleb on EconTalk
Russ Roberts chats with Taleb about his latest book Skin in the Game, my copy due to be in my hands tomorrow. complexityDecision makingexpertiseintellectual yet idiotNassim Nicholas TalebprobabilityrationalityReligionRiskRuss Robertsskin in the game
Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
Looking forward to another cracking read by Taleb bitch-slapping the IYIs No.Education was, at some point great, fast becoming rent-seeking for a group of parasites IYIs who indoctrinate our youths. pic.twitter.com/IklI1CYsp0 — NassimNicholasTaleb (@nntaleb) September 23, 2017 complexityintellectual yet idiotNassim Nicholas Talebprobabilityrent-seekingskin in the game
Taleb on the place of religion
As one would expect, a subtle view of religion that rationalists (typically adhering to one secular religion or another) have a blind spot to. Daniel DennettLudwig WittgensteinNassim Nicholas Talebrationalismreligion and scienceRichard Dawkins
The Most Intolerant Wins: The Dictatorship of the Small Minority
The always entertaining, provocative, scathing, analytical, cultured and funny Nassim Nicholas Taleb, the quote below worthy of John Kennedy Toole: I was flaneuring in New York, and I dropped by the office of a friend I wanted to prevent from working, that is, engage in an activity that when abused, causes the loss of mental…
Intellectual Yet Idiot
Nassim Nicholas Taleb gives the Platonic rationalist “elites” a mega bitch slap (Original source here). Supplemented by the recent lunacy as per below, I suspect that though philosophers (rightly so) got their knickers in a twist a couple of years ago when deGrasse Tyson slammed the value of philosophy, they’d be well on board with this…
Soul and skin in the game
In a world overpopulated with nth rate punditry (i.e. bad faith public intellectuals) I am of the view that one of the very few who rises above the crowd is Nassim Nicholas Taleb. He is truly independent-minded, not in any ideological or financial pocket, has theoretic/practical credibility and is the most cultivated of men. He cuts…
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