Fooled by Randomness

Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
AuthorNassim Nicholas Taleb
LanguageEnglish
SeriesIncerto
SubjectHuman knowledge, Statistics, Philosophy, Finance
PublisherRandom House
Publication date
2001
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint, e-book
Pages316
ISBN0-8129-7521-9
OCLC60349198
123/.3 22
LC ClassHG4521 .T285 2005
Followed byThe Black Swan 

Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets is a book by Nassim Nicholas Taleb that deals with the fallibility of human knowledge. It was first published in 2001. Updated editions were released a few years later. The book is the first part of Taleb's multi-volume philosophical essay on uncertainty, titled the Incerto, which also includes The Black Swan (2007–2010), The Bed of Procrustes (2010–2016), Antifragile (2012), and Skin in the Game (2018).