Perpetual Peace: A Philosophic Essay by Immanuel Kant (1724-1804). Translated by W. Hastie (1842-1903). This essay, written in 1795, puts forth a plan for a lasting peace between nations and peoples. Kant puts forth necessary means to any peace, and argues that nations can be brought into federation with one another without loss of sovereignty. In one translation, telling of the historical impact of this essay, this federation is called a "league of nations." The supplements and appendices are Read more [...]
Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals by Immanuel Kant Translated by Thomas Kingsmill Abbott The Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals, also known as The Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals or Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals or Grounding of the Metaphysics of Morals, is Immanuel Kant's first contribution to moral philosophy. It argues for an a priori basis for morality. Where the Critique of Pure Reason laid out Kant's metaphysical and epistemological ideas, Read more [...]
The Critique of Practical Reason audiobook by Immanuel Kant (1724-1804). Transl. Thomas Kingsmill Abbott (1829-1913) The Critique of Practical Reason (Kritik der praktischen Vernunft) is the second of Immanuel Kant's three critiques, first published in 1788. It follows on from his Critique of Pure Reason and deals with his moral philosophy. The second Critique exercised a decisive influence over the subsequent development of the field of ethics and moral philosophy, becoming the principle reference Read more [...]
The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant (1724-1804). Translated by John Miller Dow Meiklejohn (1830-1902). The Critique of Pure Reason, first published in 1781 with a second edition in 1787, has been called the most influential and important philosophical text of the modern age. Kant saw the Critique of Pure Reason as an attempt to bridge the gap between rationalism (there are significant ways in which our concepts and knowledge are gained independently of sense experience) and empiricism Read more [...]