Against the gods : the remarkable story of risk /
por Peter L. Bernstein. --
- Estados Unidos da América : John Wiley & Sons, 1996.
- 383 p. : grafs.
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TO 1200: BEGINNINGS 1. The Winds of the Greeks and the Role of the Dice 2. As Easy as I,II,III 1200-1700: A THOUSAND OUTSTANDING FACTS 3. The Renaissance Gambler 4. The Frech Connection 5. The Remarkable Notions Man 1700-1900: MEASUREMENT UNLIMITED 6. Considering the Nature of Man 7. The Search fo Moral Certainty 8. The Supreme Law of Unrason 9.The Man with the Sprained Brain 10. Peapods and Perils 11. The Fabric of Felicity 1900-1960: CLOUDS OF CAGUENESS AND THE DEMAND FOR PRECISION 12. The Measure of Our Ignorance 13. The Radically Distinct Notion 14. The Man Who Counted Everything Except Calories 15. The Strange Case of the Anonymous Stockbroker DEGREES OF BELIEF: EXPLORING UNCERTAINTY 16. The Failure of Invariance 17. The Theory Police 18. The Fantastic System of Side Bets 19. Awainting the Wildness