Is a new corporate morality being corrupted?
In debating whether corporations have a moral soul and thus to have a moral personhood, there are many people who would argue that corporations should not be granted moral personhood. Perhaps it would be helpful here to explore what is moral personhood. Can it be said that corporations possess intelligence and will? The orthodox position is that the corporation itself is a legal fiction; the humans who make up the corporation may have intelligence and will, but the corporation itself does not. But some might argue that the properties of the corporation are not reducible to the properties of the individuals who make up the corporation. Corporations may have a mind of their own, at least according to some theorists. If it can be argued that corporations can have a mind of their own, then is it possible that they can act morally and be held morally responsible for the actions of their employees? Furthermore, can corporations demand that employees follow a very strict code of conduct to en
