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This revolutionary work taught the world how to systematically distinguish between risk -- randomness with knowable probabilities -- and uncertainty -- randomness with unknowable probabilities -- in order to accurately and properly ascertain a venture's potential profitability. Knight's methodology served as the foundation of the Chicago School of Economics.

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弗兰克·H．奈特(1885—1972)，美国经济学家，20世纪的经济学巨擘之一。曾长期执教于芝加哥大学，任芝加哥大学经济学教授(1927—1955)，后任荣誉教授直至逝世。