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Re: Procrustes is alive and well
From: Francis Upchurch
Date: 2015 May 30, 23:14 -0700
I got a copy from amazon for £2. Brilliant! Slightly disturbing though!
This is probably off topic, .. I delude myself, contrary to all the evidence, that it is not!
From: Francis Upchurch
Date: 2015 May 30, 23:14 -0700
Thanks Bill,
yes, I've seen a lot of that in medicine and elsewhere. There is a great book for those interested
The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb.I got a copy from amazon for £2. Brilliant! Slightly disturbing though!
This is probably off topic, .. I delude myself, contrary to all the evidence, that it is not!
Francis
