Heidegger

The Supreme Court ruled corporations are legally people in the 19th century: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Clara_County_v._Southern_Pacific_Railroad

My understanding is that a corporation is just that, treating a business as a body (person) for legal purposes. The recent ruling was a nuance in interpretation.

—– Original Message —-
From: Jan Straathof
To: Discussions pertaining to the philosophy of Martin Heidegger
Sent: Tue, February 2, 2010 9:26:41 AM
Subject: Are corporations people ?

Dear All,

I recently heard the US Supreme Court has decided that corporations are people,
i.a. implying entitlement to First Amendment rights and protection.

I was wondering on what philosophical grounds this decision was based. At first
thought it seems to me a grotesque fallacy to equate people with corporations.

Don’t they belong to completely different (ontological) categories ?

yours,
Jan

Posted on Sunday, February 7th, 2010 at 7:00 am
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