Modern corporations, defined as 'legal persons', are similar to individuals but lack the fundamental right not to be owned as property. This legal ownership by shareholders creates a paradox where entities like Microsoft, Google, and Tesla can be viewed as enslaved. Corporate personality theory, explored by philosophers like Christian List and Philip Pettit, suggests that corporations possess independent attitudes and minds that emerge from the collective actions of their members, arguing that they are more than mere aggregates of individuals and have real psychological agency.
Corporations like Microsoft and Google are legally considered 'persons', yet they lack the fundamental right not to be owned as property, thus serving as slaves.
The philosophical perspective posits that corporations possess independent attitudes; their personalities emerge from the coordinated actions of their members, forming a group 'mind'.
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