Literature
The nature of rationality
Robert Nozick · 2000
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A work of fiction by Robert Nozick, published in 2000. The nature of rationality has become a lasting reference in its field — valued for its insight, clarity, and enduring relevance.
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Nassim Nicholas TalebAuthor & risk analyst
“In his book The Nature of Rationality he gets, as is typical with philosophers, into amateur evolutionary arguments and writes the following: “Since not more than 50 percent of the individuals can be wealthier than average.” Of course, more than 50% of individuals can be wealthier than average. Consider that you have a very small number of very poor people and the rest clustering around the middle class. The mean will be lower than the median.”