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Dedication
by Peter L. Bernstein
Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk
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Title
Copyright
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Introduction
To 1200: Beginnings
Chapter 1: The Winds of the Greeks and the Role of the Dice
Chapter 2: As Easy as I, II, III
1200–1700: A Thousand Outstanding Facts
Chapter 3: The Renaissance Gambler
Chapter 4: The French Connection
Chapter 5: The Remarkable Notions of the Remarkable Notions Man
1700–1900: Measurement Unlimited
Chapter 6: Considering the Nature of Man
Chapter 7: The Search for Moral Certainty
Chapter 8: The Supreme Law of Unreason
Chapter 9: The Man with the Sprained Brain
Chapter 10: Peapods and Perils
Chapter 11: The Fabric of Felicity
1900–1960: Clouds of Vagueness and The Demand for Precision
Chapter 12: The Measure of Our Ignorance
Chapter 13: The Radically Distinct Notion
Chapter 14: The Man Who Counted Everything Except Calories
Chapter 15: The Strange Case of the Anonymous Stockbroker
Degrees of Belief: Exploring Uncertainty
Chapter 16: The Failure of Invariance
Chapter 17: The Theory Police
Chapter 18: The Fantastic System of Side Bets
Chapter 19: Awaiting the Wildness
Bibliography
Name Index
Subject Index
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