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Reaction to The Corporation

The corporation as a subordinate group, serving public interest and limited by the Charter granted to them is far removed from the operations we see in modern corporations. And of course, ho-hum, corporate lawyers led the charge to remove these constraints. I had never learnt about the history of corporations, just basic economics, so a […]

Reflection on The Corporation

I was already familiar with many of the social ills and critiques leveled at corporations and capitalism in general; I was hoping to learn more about the legal form from this documentary than I did.  So, I will focus on some aspects of “personhood” I found interesting. In regards to anthropomorphizing corporations, perhaps what they […]

The Corporation Reflection

The first time I watched The Corporation was in my first year of university in a sociology class. At the age of 18 I found the film very much enlightening and thought provoking. Much of the content brought to light new issues and ideas I had never thought of before. I really felt like I […]

Thoughts on ‘The Corporation’

While the film’s  attempt to ascribe characteristics of psychopathy to modern corporations may be seen by some as an effective narrative tool, I believe it is problematic and ultimately detracts from the legitimacy of the film’s message. Aside from the notion that the concept of psychopathy is a somewhat contentious concept in psychology *, the […]

Thoughts on “the Corporation”

Although I believe I understood the core concepts and thesis, I finished “the Corporation” with a feeling of confusion. Primarily, I believe my confusion has much to do with one of the first principles of the film: the idea that a corporation is a person. Use of the term ‘person’ in describing what a corporation […]