The legal concept of an orgnisation (corporation, etc.) as a "person" has had some unfortunate effects for actual human persons. I would prefer that the non-humans be described as entities to ensure that the privilege of humanity not be applied to them.
Legal consequences differ- you can put the human in jail (cf Martha Stewart) but you c…
The legal concept of an orgnisation (corporation, etc.) as a "person" has had some unfortunate effects for actual human persons. I would prefer that the non-humans be described as entities to ensure that the privilege of humanity not be applied to them.
Legal consequences differ- you can put the human in jail (cf Martha Stewart) but you can't put the FDA or Pfizer in jail.
This is an existing example of the power of vocabulary manipulation- as in your recent example of calling a man a woman or an mRNA shot a vaccine.
The legal concept of an orgnisation (corporation, etc.) as a "person" has had some unfortunate effects for actual human persons. I would prefer that the non-humans be described as entities to ensure that the privilege of humanity not be applied to them.
Legal consequences differ- you can put the human in jail (cf Martha Stewart) but you can't put the FDA or Pfizer in jail.
This is an existing example of the power of vocabulary manipulation- as in your recent example of calling a man a woman or an mRNA shot a vaccine.