The document discusses where to place business logic in an MVC application. It argues that the business layer should not be placed in the view or controller, as those deal with user interface concerns like HTTP requests. The model is also not a good fit, as it is often misunderstood and can become a bloated "God object" that violates principles like single responsibility. Instead, it recommends creating separate classes for business logic following object-oriented principles like high cohesion and loose coupling. These could include value objects, entity objects, repositories, validation objects, view objects, policy objects, decorators, and service objects. It also discusses organizing these objects either by domain or type. Finally, it notes some pitfalls to avoid and