How things gain from disorder

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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2021

History has been built on the occurrence of black swans, which are rare and unforeseen events, and whose consequences, positive or negative, are unimaginable.

Fooled by Randomness

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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2021

Each individual believes that he is the most intelligent and can predict the future. This pushes the human being to errors of reasoning by basing himself only on his intuitions. But reality is often much more complex.

The Black Swan

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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2021

The Black Swan manifests itself as a surprising, aberrant and unpredictable event. It is necessary to go beyond the simple reading of events to have a better understanding of its dynamics.

Discourse on the Method

René Descartes

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2021

All men are beings of reason and are equal before knowledge. The problem is the way they use this reason: the method.

A Brief History of Time

Stephen Hawking

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2020

Exploration of the forces that govern our universe. At the heart of it all is the search for a theory that explains the history and evolution of our universe—how it began, how it works, and what the future might hold for it.

Enchiridion of Epictetus

Epictetus

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2021

To live as a philosopher and attain wisdom is to constantly practice virtue. This way of life consists of 3 parts: logic, physics and ethics. Philosophy is theoretical and is lived through practice.

The Social Contract

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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2021

Freedom is transformed when man enters society: from a natural freedom (linked to abilities), to a civil and political freedom (linked to association and the search for the common good).

Meditations on First Philosophy

René Descartes

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2021

It is necessary to doubt because it allows one to question all these certainties to search for a more enlightened truth and thus to be free.