o:4798 Varieties of Trust Games Economics and the Bet on Human Nature en The concepts of trust and game have contributed to a reformulation of fundamental assumptions of economic theory. While game theory broadened the scope of economic analysis to encompass an evolutionary perspective, experiments on trustful behaviour served to empirically challenge the assumption of an exclusively self-interested rational actor. In our paper, we examine the contrasting concepts of economic actors and acting as a betting game between economic theorists. Whereas neo-classical and institutional economics posit the invariance of human nature, behavioural economics and commons research assume the existence of di verse types of economic actors and a variability in their playing modes. From the perspective of practical philosophy, trust is an indispensable practice that enables the actors involved to communicate, learn from each other, and establish evolving relationships. To trust is to engage in a game that is open and innovative, with the rules subject to constant renegotiation. Philiosophy Behavioral Economics Economic Theory Game Theories Trust 1552099 2024-08-20T07:57:19.599Z 44 no 46 Klaus Neundlinger Johannes Kepler University of Linz 0000-0003-0781-1220 Günther Kainz University for Continuing Education Krems person 0000-0002-3718-9084 2024-08-20 application/pdf 417001 https://door.donau-uni.ac.at/o:4798 no yes 17 70 1552253 DAC - DIGITAL JOURNAL FOR ARTS & CULTURAL STUDIES DAC - DIGITALES JOURNAL FÜR KUNST- & KULTURWISSENSCHAFTEN Variations on how to play 01 2024