The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity

基本信息

Edited by：Carlo M. Cipolla

Publisher：Doubleday Books

Published：06 Apr 2021

Language：English

Format Hardback：96 pages

ISBN10：0385546475

ISBN13：9780385546478

Weight：567 g

Dimensions：114 x 159 x 13（mm）

頁面參數僅供參考，具體以實物為準

書籍簡介

一本傑作——納西姆·尼古拉斯·塔勒布，《黑天鵝》的作者

歷史上，有一種強大的力量阻礙了人類福祉和幸福的發展。它比黑手黨或軍隊更強大。它具有全球性的災難性影響，從世界上最有影響力的董事會會議室到你當地的酒吧，隨處可見。這是人類的愚蠢。加州大學伯克利分校(UC Berkeley)著名的經濟史教授卡洛·m·奇波拉(Carlo M. Cipolla)創作了這本至關重要的書，目的是發現並化解它的威脅。既搞笑又嚴肅，它會讓你更好地面對政治現實、不講道理的同事，或者你和姻親的下一次晚餐。法律:1。每個人都低估了我們當中愚蠢的人的數量。

2. 一個人是否愚蠢的可能性與這個人的其他特徵無關。

3.一個愚蠢的人會給別人造成損失，而自己卻沒有得到任何好處，甚至可能招致損失。

4. 不愚蠢的人總是低估愚蠢個體的破壞性。

5. 愚蠢的人是最危險的一類人。

A masterly book --Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of The Black Swan

A classic --Simon Kuper, Financial Times An economist explains five laws that confirm our worst fears: stupid people can and do rule the world Throughout history, a powerful force has hindered the growth of human welfare and happiness. It is more powerful than the Mafia or the military. It has global catastrophic effects and can be found anywhere from the world's most powerful boardrooms to your local bar. It is human stupidity. Carlo M. Cipolla, noted professor of economic history at the UC Berkeley, created this vitally important book in order to detect and neutralize its threat. Both hilarious and dead serious, it will leave you better equipped to confront political realities, unreasonable colleagues, or your next dinner with your in-laws. The Laws: 1. Everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals among us.

2. The probability that a certain person is stupid is independent of any other characteristic of that person.

3. A stupid person is a person who causes losses to another person while deriving no gain and even possibly incurring losses themselves.

4. Non-stupid people always underestimate the damaging power of stupid individuals.

5. A stupid person is the most dangerous type of person.

作者簡介

CARLO M. CIPOLLA(1922-2000)，意大利經濟歷史學家，富布賴特學者，加州大學伯克利分校教授。希波拉1995年被授予國際巴爾贊經濟史獎，並在意大利和瑞士獲得榮譽學位。他的經典著作《人類愚蠢的基本定律》於1988年首次出版，並已被譯成十多種語言。最初是用英文寫的，這是它第一次在美國出版。

CARLO M. CIPOLLA (1922-2000) was an Italian economic historian, Fulbright Fellow and professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Cipolla was awarded the International Balzan Prize for Economic History in 1995 and held honorary degrees in Italy and Switzerland. His classic treatise The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity was first published in 1988 and has been published in more than ten languages. Originally written in English, this is the first time it's being published in the US.