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Kant incorporated / Garrath Williams.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Williams, Garrath, author.
- Series:
- Elements in the philosophy of Immanuel Kant
- Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of Immanuel Kant, 2397-9461
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804--Criticism and interpretation.
- Kant, Immanuel.
- Corporations--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Corporations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (75 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- "Corporations are legal bodies with duties and powers distinct from those of individual people. Kant discusses them in many places. He endorses universities and churches; he criticises feudal orders and some charitable foundations; he condemns early business corporations' overseas activities. This Element argues that Kant's practical philosophy offers a systematic basis for understanding these bodies. Corporations bridge the central distinctions of his practical philosophy: ethics versus right, public versus private right. Corporations can extend freedom, structure moral activity, and aid progress towards more rightful conditions. Kant's thought also highlights a fundamental threat. In every corporation, some people exercise the corporation's legal powers, without the same liabilities as private individuals. This threatens Kant's principle of innate equality: no citizen should have greater legal rights than any other. This Element explores the justifications and safeguards needed to deal with this threat"-- Cambridge University Press.
- Contents:
- Corporations : Between private and public right
- Justifications and safeguards
- Incorporating business
- Conclusion : Kant incorporated,
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge University Press, viewed November 12, 2025).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Williams, Garrath. Kant incorporated
- ISBN:
- 9781009641340
- 1009641344
- 9781009641364
- 1009641360
- OCLC:
- 1539297846
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000281552
- Access Restriction:
- Some versions: Open access versions available from some providers open access
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