Philosophy and the stock exchange: anthropological homology of processes through the prism of philosophy of the game

This article analyzes the stock exchange phenomenon into the context of the current "culture of finance" and the "theology of prosperity" as the key metaphor of human activity. It makes a conclusion on fundamental different anthropological types which participate in the stock exchange processes. The paper presents the homological comparison between the category of the gamer from the game study philosophy and the category of the actors of the stock exchange processes. It also makes a conclusion on the mutual influence of the mechanisms of making knowledge within the framework of the philosophical academic system and the stock exchange as a social institution.