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The Basic laws human stupidity / Carlo M. Cipolla ; with a foreword by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. - First published. - London : WH Allen, 2019. - VII, 85, [1] strona : wykresy ; 18 cm.

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Cipolla Carlo M. (1922-2000) Autor Taleb Nassim (1960- ) Wstęp

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Książki Publikacje popularnonaukowe

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Głupota

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Esej

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Filozofia i etyka

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Penguin Random House UK

U góry okładki: The International Bestseller.

U dołu okładki: "A classic" Simon Kuper, Financial Times.

Since time immemorial, a powerful dark 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 pub. This is the immensely powerful force of human stupidity.

Seeing the shambolic state of human affairs, and sensing the dark force at work behind it, Carlo M. Cipolla, the late, noted professor of economic history at the University of California, Berkeley, created a vitally important economic model that would allow us to detect, know, and neutralize this threat: "The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity."

If you've ever found yourself despairing at the ubiquity of stupidity among even the most 'intellectual' of people, then this hilarious, timely, and slightly alarming little book is for you...

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