Philosophical Foundations for Conceiving Organizations as Individual Entities
Overview
This essay examines whether it is conceptually valid to conceive of organizations as individual entities through the philosophical perspectives of Aristotle, Hobbes, Kant, Plato, and John Stuart Mill. The author argues affirmatively, drawing on these philosophers' theories about community formation, individual capabilities, and the social good to justify conceptualizing corporations as autonomous individuals with distinct purposes and moral responsibilities.
What this essay covers
- Introduction and philosophical framework examining the conception of organizations
- Aristotelian perspective on community establishment and the common good
- Hobbesian analysis of diverse human abilities and collective security
- Kantian emphasis on values, intelligence, and moral credentials in organizational conception
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Does it make sense to conceive of an Organization?
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Does it make sense to conceive of an Organization?
There are many decisions made in society. One of the decisions may be that of establishing an organization. Some things go on the mind of an individual before any organization is conceived. Reading through the readings of famous philosophers like Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Kant, and John Mill, one gets to understand that there are guidelines or principles that people live by in society. In this article, the philosophies of the mentioned people will be looked at and address why it is a ‘yes’ in conceiving a corporation as an individual.
Aristotle believes that any community is established with the primary intention of doing good. Aristotle further goes to say that it is always to do a thing that would be good for humanity to coexist and live in good terms with the other. Therefore, it makes sense to conceive of an organization as an individual (Jowett, 1885). Moreover, thinking of a corporation is the best thing as it would benefit the community in a big way. A corporation does not only serve one individual. It serves many people in society. It, therefore, means that an individual has done well by taking care of other members of the society where they will be in a position to make ends meet. It, therefore, makes sense to conceive of an organization like a corporation that is doping well as Aristotle puts it.