{"product_id":"9780349143996","title":"Radical Uncertainty","description":"Author: Mervyn King\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780349143996\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 31 Aug 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 560 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A brilliant new book'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Well written . . . and often entertaining'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A sparkling analysis'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eProspect\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen uncertainty is all around us, and the facts are not clear, how can we make good decisions?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe do not know what the future will hold, particularly in the midst of a crisis, but we must make decisions anyway. We regularly crave certainties which cannot exist and invent knowledge we cannot have, forgetting that humans are successful because we have adapted to an environment that we understand only imperfectly. Throughout history we have developed a variety of ways of coping with the radical uncertainty that defines our lives.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis incisive and eye-opening book draws on biography, history, mathematics, economics and philosophy to highlight the most successful - and most short-sighted - methods of dealing with an unknowable future. Ultimately, the authors argue, the prevalent method of our age falls short, giving us a false understanding of our power to make predictions, leading to many of the problems we experience today.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTightly argued, provocative and written with wit and flair, \u003ci\u003eRadical Uncertainty\u003c\/i\u003e is at once an exploration of the limits of numbers and a celebration of human instinct and wisdom.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46482583978142,"sku":"ADS-9780349143996","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780349143996.jpg?v=1770350834","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780349143996","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}