Toward a Post-Kantian Construct

Normality--toward a meaningful construct.

T HE TERM “NORMAL” has become, if it has not already been, a liability to the special language of adult psychiatry. Despite the shaky foundation supporting the use of this term, it is frequently leaned upon as though it designated one of the pillars of psychiatric thought. This paper explores the need for and the neglect of the scientific underpinnings which the widespread employment of the ter...

Loop-Post Construct, A Novel Technique for Medial Meniscus Root Repair

Surgical reattachment of medial meniscus posterior root tear (MMPRT) with transtibial sutures can delay the presenceof medial knee joint compartment osteoarthritis. Most suture configurations are placed five mm away from the tornmargin in the meniscal substance which is already degenerated and may decrease the pull out strengths of repairconstruct. The number of meniscus penet...

Toward the Construct Definition of Positive Deviance

In this article, the authors develop a definition of positive deviance, a foundational construct in positive organizational scholarship. They offer a normative definition of positive deviance: intentional behaviors that depart from the norms of a referent group in honorable ways. The authors contrast this normative perspective on deviance with statistical, supraconformity, and reactive perspect...

A Kantian argument against abortion.

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Evolution and Kantian morality