@article{Herzog2020, author = {Herzog, Bodo}, title = {Philosophie des {\"O}konomischen Menschenbilds}, journal = {Revista portuguesa de filosofia / publ. em colab. com a Faculdade de Filosofia da Universidade Cat{\´o}lica Portuguesa}, volume = {76}, number = {2-3}, issn = {0870-5283}, doi = {10.17990/RPF/2020_76_2_1161}, institution = {ESB Business School}, pages = {1161 -- 1186}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Since Adam Smith, the "homo oeconomicus" is the behavioural model in economics. Commonly this model characterizes a selfish individual, a kind of ruthless type, whose greed for profit seems to take precedence over moral values. Already 100 years ago, Max Weber provided a modernization of the model concerning the methodological individualism. Recent research in cognitive sciences reveals a further modernization of this standard model in economics. Neuro-economics, a highly interdisciplinary research field, is building a new behavioural consensus. This article examines the new properties of the "neuro-homo oeconomicus". We show that the new behavioural model is rather similar to the long-standing economic prototype. To that extent, the neuro-model is more hype than hope. In principle, this article considers an ancient philosophical question about the nature of humans in general.}, language = {de} }