Kant: Political Writings (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)

"The original edition of Kant: Political Writings was first published in 1970, and has long been established as the principal English-language edition of this important body of writing. In this new, expanded edition two important texts illustrating Kant's view of history are included for the first time, his reviews of Herder's Ideas on the Philosophy of the History of Mankind and Conjectures on the Beginning of Human History, as well as the essay What is Orientation in Thinking?. In addition to a general introduction assessing Kant's political thought in terms of his fundamental principles of politics, this edition also contains such useful student aids as notes on the texts, a comprehensive bibliogaphy and a new postscript, looking at some of the principal issues in Kantian scholarship that have arisen since the first edition."--pub. desc First Published In 1970, This Much-acclaimed Collection Of The Political Writings Of Immanuel Kant Has New Been Revised And Expanded For Publication In Cambridge Texts In The History Of Political Thought. Three Important Texts Are Translated Here For The First Time, And Professor Reiss Has Added, In Addition To An Extended Bibliography, A Substantial Postscript, Looking At Recent Developments In Kantian Scholarship And The Changes That These Have Wrought In Our Understanding Of Kant's Political Thought. Preface To The Second Edition -- Preface To The First Edition -- List Of Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Idea For A Universal History With A Cosmopolitan Purpose -- 3. An Answer To The Question: 'what Is Enlightenment?' -- 4. On The Common Saying: 'this May Be True In Theory, But It Does Not Apply In Practice' -- 5. Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Sketch -- 6. The Metaphysics Of Morals -- 7. The Contest Of Faculties -- 8. Appendix -- 9. Reviews Of Herder's Ideas On The Philosophy Of The History Of Mankind -- 10. Conjectures On The Beginning Of Human History -- 11. Introduction To What Is Orientation In Thinking? -- 12. What Is Orientation In Thinking? -- Notes To The Text -- Bibliography -- Index Of Names -- Index Of Subjects. Edited With An Introduction And Notes By Hans Reiss ; Translated By H.b. Nisbet. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 286-299) And Indexes. Whatever conception of the freedom of the will one may form in terms of metaphysics, the will's manifestations in the world of phenomena, i.e. human actions, are determined in accordance with natural laws, as is every other natural event.

This edition includes two important texts illustrating Kants's view of history along with notes and a comprehensive bibliography.