Applying the World Health Organization’s diagnostic criteria for personality disorders, the documentary argues that if the corporation were a real person, it would be classified as a psychopath .
The film’s central premise is the irony of corporate personhood. While the law grants corporations the same rights as human beings, their "personality" is defined by a singular, legally mandated mission: the pursuit of economic self-interest regardless of the consequences. The Corporation(2003)
In the mid-19th century, the corporation was a relatively insignificant entity; today, it is the world’s dominant institution, possessing rights and influence once reserved for the Church or the State. (2003) investigates this evolution, specifically how the legal designation of a corporation as a "person" under the 14th Amendment has created a powerful entity that operates without a moral conscience. II. The Corporation as a "Legal Person" In the mid-19th century, the corporation was a