Skin in the Game

Nassim Nicholas Taleb spent 21 years as a risk taker (quantitative trader) before becoming a flaneur and researcher in philosophical, mathematical and (mostly) practical problems with probability.Taleb is the author of a multivolume essay, the Incerto (The Black Swan, Fooled by Randomness, Antifragile, and Skin in the Game) an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision making when we don’t understand the world, expressed in the form of a personal essay with autobiographical sections, stories, parables, and philosophical, historical, and scientic discussions in nonover lapping volumes that can be accessed in any order.In addition to his trader life, Taleb has also written, as a backup of the Incerto, more than 50 scholarly papers in statistical physics, statistics, philosophy, ethics, economics, international affairs, and quantitative finance, all around the notion of risk and probability.Taleb is currently Distinguished Professor of Risk Engineering at NYU's Tandon School of Engineering (only a quarter time position). His current focus is on the properties of systems that can handle disorder ("antifragile").Taleb believes that prizes, honorary degrees, awards, and ceremonialism debase knowledge by turning it into a spectator sport.

出版者:Random House

作者:Nassim Nicholas Taleb

页数:304

出版时间:2018-2-27

价格:GBP 21.50

装帧:Hardcover

isbn号码:9780425284629

图书标签:塔勒布思维认知Taleb风险控制哲学金融英文原版

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Black Swan, a bold new work that challenges many of our long-held beliefs about risk and reward, politics and religion, finance and personal responsibility

In his most provocative and practical book yet, one of the foremost thinkers of our time redefines what it means to understand the world, succeed in a profession, contribute to a fair and just society, detect nonsense, and influence others. Citing examples ranging from Hammurabi to Seneca, Antaeus the Giant to Donald Trump, Nassim Nicholas Taleb shows how the willingness to accept one’s own risks is an essential attribute of heroes, saints, and flourishing people in all walks of life.

As always both accessible and iconoclastic, Taleb challenges long-held beliefs about the values of those who spearhead military interventions, make financial investments, and propagate religious faiths. Among his insights:

• For social justice, focus on symmetry and risk sharing. You cannot make profits and transfer the risks to others, as bankers and large corporations do. You cannot get rich without owning your own risk and paying for your own losses. Forcing skin in the game corrects this asymmetry better than thousands of laws and regulations.

• Ethical rules aren’t universal. You’re part of a group larger than you, but it’s still smaller than humanity in general.

• Minorities, not majorities, run the world. The world is not run by consensus but by stubborn minorities imposing their tastes and ethics on others.

• You can be an intellectual yet still be an idiot. “Educated philistines” have been wrong on everything from Stalinism to Iraq to low-carb diets.

• Beware of complicated solutions (that someone was paid to find). A simple barbell can build muscle better than expensive new machines.

• True religion is commitment, not just faith. How much you believe in something is manifested only by what you’re willing to risk for it.

The phrase “skin in the game” is one we have often heard but rarely stopped to truly dissect. It is the backbone of risk management, but it’s also an astonishingly complex worldview that, as Taleb shows in this book, applies to all aspects of our lives.

读后感

《Skin in The Game》是我读的第一本Mr.Taleb的书，也是他《Incero》(意大利语，犹豫不决，举棋不定的意思)系列的最后一本（到目前为止）。在了解各路大神对于这个系列的评价之后，我觉得有必要去读一读《Fooled by Randomness》以及赞誉丰盈的《The Black Swan》。 读《Skin i...  

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整本书最大的矛盾点在于： 作者一方面极力强调“时间是检验真理的唯一标准”，那些经历过几十代人传承下来的迷信行为、宗 教仪式都有其“理性”的一面，只是很难被我们绝大多数寿命有限、对概率的认识有限的凡人所理解。 而另一方面，作者又不断谴责那些未经“风险共担”的专家...  

用户评价

作为nassim的脑残粉 连夜翻完了他的最新作。书里没有脱离他的关于黑天鹅 不对称风险的基本思想 风险承担和利益回报要在一个个体 不然它必然是在screw others 书里还指名道姓的怼了n个诺奖得主 也算作者言行合一的skin in the game了

知识分子骂人果然很有姿势水平。不要看纽约客；不要随便相信知识分子（点名斯蒂芬平克、皮凯蒂和理查德泰勒）和行为经济学，他们都是IYI；being alive means taking certain risks ；如何解决道德难题？要么独善其身，要么财务自由 。

作为nassim的脑残粉 连夜翻完了他的最新作。书里没有脱离他的关于黑天鹅 不对称风险的基本思想 风险承担和利益回报要在一个个体 不然它必然是在screw others 书里还指名道姓的怼了n个诺奖得主 也算作者言行合一的skin in the game了

偏激又恶毒～本书献给了Ron Paul，awww

囫囵吞枣地看完了，感觉一个主题就是要适当地承担风险。