Dialogism and Game Theory [Full text]

Abstract

The idea of dialogism is considered in historical aspect as an alternative to individualistic/atomistic and collectivistic/organic approaches. The relation of M.M. Bakhtin’s dialogism theory and von Neumann-Morgenstern’s game theory is analyzed. These theories differences concerning their structuredness level, determinancy, methodological basis (humanities and natural sciences), relation to language (as a universal environment or mean of calculation) and morals are revealed. It is shown that when explaining interpersonal interaction in social space these two theories match up in cultural field though move in different directions complementing each other more than similar ones.