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8 Issues L. & Med. 231 (1992-1993)
Permitting the Destruction of Unworthy Life: Its Extent and Form

handle is hein.journals/ilmed8 and id is 251 raw text is: Permitting the Destruction of Unworthy Life* Its Extent and Form Essay One: Legal Explanation Professor Doctor of Law and Philosophy, Karl Binding At the end of my life, I presume to restate my opinion on a question which has occupied my thinking for many years, but which most people *Permitting the Destruction of Unworthy Life by Dr. Karl Binding (Essay I) and Dr. Alfred Hoche (Essay II) was first published in 1920 by the Verlag von Felix Meiner publishing house in Leipzig, Germany. This scholarly translation into English was prepared by Walter E. Wright, Ph.D., and edited by Patrick G. Derr, Ph.D., both professors of philosophy at Clark University. This translation is published with permission by the Felix Meiner Verlag publishing house. Dr. Robert Salomon reviewed the translation of Hoche's essay and is due special thanks for his careful commentary on the rendering of Hoche's medical terminology. Reprints are available from Jane Robertson, Assistant Editor, Issues in Law & Medicine, P.O. Box 1586, Terre Haute, IN 47808 or (812) 232-0103. WALTER E. WRIGHT, Ph.D., associate professor of philosophy at Clark University, is a scholar specializing in classical German philosophy. He is the editor of Idealistic Studies, has written extensively on Johann Gotlieb Fichte, and is the translator of numerous German works, including, most recently, Manfred Riedel's Between Tradition and Revolution: The Hegelian Transformation of Political Philosophy (Cambridge University Press, 1984). Professor Wright is the principal translator. PATRICK G. DERR, Ph.D., associate professor of philosophy and adjunct associate professor of environment, technology and society at Clark University, is a scholar specializ- ing in medical ethics and philosophy of science. He has written extensively on topics in medical ethics, technological hazards management, and philosophy of science. Professor Derr is the principal editor. ROBERT SALOMON, M.D., professor (emeritus) of radiology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, received his M.D. (summa cum laude) from the Johann Wolfgang von Goethe University of Frankfurt in 1925, where he attended lectures in neurology and psychiatry by Professor Alfred Hoche. Among his many other interests, Dr. Salomon is a student of classical languages and medical history. He has practiced medicine in the United States since 1939.

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