Probably John Gray more than anyone. Taleb seems to be quite fond of him. Also, here is a list of authors Taleb himself considers to be, in classic Taleb fashi

Probably John Gray more than anyone. Taleb seems to be quite fond of him. Also, here is a list of authors Taleb himself considers to be, in classic Taleb fashion, "non BS vendors": https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/1231560522157494279 https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/1231560522157494279