Political writings / Kant ; edited with an introduction and notes by Hans Reiss ; translated by H B Nisbet

Contents

Preface to the Second Edition

Preface to the First Edition

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List of Abbreviations

INTRODUCTION

IDEA FOR A UNIVERSAL HISTORY WITH A COSMOPOLITAN PURPOSE

AN ANSWER TO THE QUESTION: 'WHAT IS ENLIGHTENMENT?'

ON THE COMMON SAYING: 'THIS MAY BE TRUE IN THEORY, BUT IT DOES NOT APPLY IN PRACTICE'

1 On the Relationship of Theory to Practice in Morality in General

II On the Relationship of Theory to Practice in Political Right

III On the Relationship of Theory to Practice in International Right

PERPETUAL PEACE: A PHILOSOPHICAL SKETCH Appendix

1 On the Disagreement between Morals and Politics in Relation to Perpetual Peace

II On the Agreement between Politics and Morality according to the Transcendental Concept of Public Right

CONTENTS

THE METAPHYSICS OF MORALS

Introduction to the Theory of Right

The Theory of Right, Part II: Public Right

THE CONTEST OF FACULTIES

A Renewed Attempt to Answer the Question: 'Is the Human Race Continually Improving?'

APPENDIX FROM 'THE CRITIQUE OF PURE REASON'

Transcendental Logic II, Dialectic, I, 1: Of Ideas in General

Introduction to REVIEWS OF HERDER'S IDEAS ON THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE HISTORY OF MANKIND and CONJECTURES ON THE BEGINNING OF HUMAN HISTORY

REVIEWS OF HERDER'S IDEAS ON THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE HISTORY OF MANKIND

CONJECTURES ON THE BEGINNING OF HUMAN HISTORY

Introduction to WHAT IS ORIENTATION IN THINKING?

WHAT IS ORIENTATION IN THINKING?

POSTSCRIPT

Notes to the Text

Bibliography

Index of Names

Index of Subjects