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Preferred term
institutions as moral persons
Definition
- This entry presents an important issue in social ontology: whether formal institutions, such as organizations or corporations, can be considered as bona fide moral persons. The entry discusses the principal theories' pros and cons. [Source: Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Social Sciences; Institutions as Moral Persons]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/institutions_as_moral_persons
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