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Many people do not realize that the Germans were methodically
killing fellow Germans before they were killing Jews, gypsies, and
dissidents. 'Action T4' was a medical program that quietly whisked
disabled and mentally ill people for extermination. Germans of all
ages were targeted. Hundreds of thousands received 'treatment.'
Fewer people know that the philosophical foundations for the Nazi
actions were laid many years earlier, even before the National
Socialist party was created. In a sober, academic discussion,
professors Karl Binding and Alfred Hoche argued that there were
'lives unworthy of life' and for the good of society, and indeed,
out of compassion for the worthless individuals, such people could
be ethically killed. Binding and Hoche's book was a turning point
in German culture and served as a catalyst for the T4 program,
which itself was a precursor to the Holocaust. In this new
translation by Dr. Cristina Modak, commissioned by the Policy
Intersections Research Center, readers are able to examine the
philosophical basis that Germany's doctors relied on in the 1920s
and 1930s. A foreword by PIRC's director prompts the reader to
consider just how far away modern medical ethics is from Binding
and Hoche's arguments.
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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