Henry S. Turner addresses his myriad concerns through the prism of the corporation’s ontology. On October 6, 2017, the professor of English literature joined the Duke Seminar on Corporations & International Law to voice those concerns and share his unique view of the corporation. More specifically, he came to explain and hear feedback on his Read more about Revisiting Corporate Ontology to Upend the Status Quo[…]
What is the nature of the fictitious body of the corporation? According to Henry S. Turner, who visited Duke University’s Smith Warehouse on last Friday, October 6th, a corporation is little more than a group-person, come together to achieve a joint purpose. Although we often conceive of corporations as little more than the joint-stock enterprises Read more about Turner and the Corporate Personality: Conceptualizing the Group-Person[…]
On Friday, October 6th, Henry Turner, Professor of English at Rutgers University, spoke as the second guest of the Seminar on Corporations and International Law. He discussed a portion of his forthcoming paper, The Poetics of the Corporate Person, which is an extension of his most recent book, The Corporate Commonwealth: Pluralism and Political Functions Read more about Deardorff on Turner, “Corporate Values”[…]
On October 6th, 2017, Professor Henry S. Turner of Rutgers University presented at the Sawyer Seminar on Corporations and International Law at Duke University. Professor Turner presented on his paper “The Poetics of the Corporate Person,” and his book The Corporate Commonwealth: Pluralism and Political Fictions in England 1516-1651. The main thrust of the presentation Read more about Henry S. Turner and Corporate Ontology[…]
Comparing Henry Turner’s article, “The Poetics of the Corporate Person,” with his book The Corporate Commonwealth – Pluralism and Political Fictions in England, 1516 – 1651, it becomes evident that Turner views and analyzes corporations through a unique lens. In his article, Turner highlights the term “group person,” and during the seminar discussion, he further Read more about Burde on Turner, “The Poetics of the Corporate Person”[…]