Insane redemption

Insane Delusions

Redemption Narratives & Intergroup Reconciliation

Four studies investigated the utility of finding meaning in past wrongdoing to promote intergroup reconciliation. Studies 1a, 1b, and 2 demonstrated that prompting members of perpetrator groups to engage in redemption narratives increases collective guilt and willingness to make reparations—both important in obtaining victims’ forgiveness. Further, Study 2 suggests that redemption narratives (b...

Redemption by RE-DEEM?

Blood coagulation is essential for survival because it prevents loss of the liquid organ blood from the organism. The present human gene pool is the result of a selection process that has favoured effective coagulation since prehistoric times. However, blood coagulation has become a double-edged sword. In the last two centuries, with an ageing population and the advance of atherosclerosis, an o...

Target Redemption Notes

The target redemption note is an index linked note that provides a guaranteed sum of coupons (target cap) with the possibility of early termination. In a typical structure, the coupons are calculated based on an inverse floating LIBOR / Euribor formula. Once the accumulated amount of coupons has reached the pre-specified target cap, the note will be terminated with final payment of the par. The...

Who Is Insane?

between himself and an insane woman, he comes close to a satisfactory definition of insanity when he says to her, "You, of course, are insane, for this reason, the law provides that only insane persons shall be confined in asylums for the insane, while the sane are rigidly excluded. Now, as between you and me, you are legally confined in this asylum, and I am legally excluded; therefore, when y...