On September 10, the Philosophy Club had their first meeting with freshmen in attendance for the semester. Students dined on pizza and soda as they discussed the subject of the meeting, whether Corporations were inherently evil. Discussion began with Joe Risi asking everyone to begin by considering their personal feelings on corporations and giving a brief mention of Karl Marx.
Discussion immediately began to explore the definition of a corporation. Wikipedia was searched and students began with “a group of people working together as a single entity.” Other definitions followed, one including groups brought together by legislature, which would make our government a corporation as well. After discussion stalled for a bit with students debating which definition, Risi decided to step in and refocus discussion on typical corporations such as Walmart, HP, and Qdoba.
The group moved on to discuss why corporations were created. One student mentioned that corporations create competition which could be viewed as inherently evil, considering there always has to be a loser. Another student mentioned that corporations inherently contain self-interest, while another student mentioned that self-interest can’t be considered evil because it is necessary to exist.
At this point, discussion moved on to topics such as consumer responsibility and the division of corporations. The Philosophy Club urges all interested to attend their discussions, every other week. They have plenty of topics to cover this semester.
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