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    Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose by Immanuel Kant - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
    Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose by Immanuel Kant - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
    Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose by Immanuel Kant - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
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    This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose by Immanuel Kant - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Collected Works of Immanuel Kant’.

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    Release dateJul 17, 2017
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    Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose by Immanuel Kant - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
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    Immanuel Kant was a German philosopher and is known as one of the foremost thinkers of Enlightenment. He is widely recognized for his contributions to metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and aesthetics.

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      Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose by Immanuel Kant - Delphi Classics (Illustrated) - Immanuel Kant

      The Collected Works of

      IMMANUEL KANT

      VOLUME 7 OF 19

      Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose

      Parts Edition

      By Delphi Classics, 2016

      Version 1

      COPYRIGHT

      ‘Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose’

      Immanuel Kant: Parts Edition (in 19 parts)

      First published in the United Kingdom in 2017 by Delphi Classics.

      © Delphi Classics, 2017.

      All rights reserved.  No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of the publisher, nor be otherwise circulated in any form other than that in which it is published.

      ISBN: 978 1 78877 719 3

      Delphi Classics

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      Delphi Publishing Ltd

      Hastings, East Sussex

      United Kingdom

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      Immanuel Kant: Parts Edition

      This eBook is Part 7 of the Delphi Classics edition of Immanuel Kant in 19 Parts. It features the unabridged text of Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose from the bestselling edition of the author’s Collected Works. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. Our Parts Editions feature original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of Immanuel Kant, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily.

      Visit here to buy the entire Parts Edition of Immanuel Kant or the Collected Works of Immanuel Kant in a single eBook.

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      IMMANUEL KANT

      IN 19 VOLUMES

      Parts Edition Contents

      The Books

      1, Universal Natural History and Theory of Heaven

      2, Dreams of a Spirit-Seer

      3, Dissertation on the Form and Principles of the Sensible and the Intelligible World: Inaugural Dissertation 1770

      4, Critique of Pure Reason

      5, Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics that Will Be Able to Present Itself as a Science

      6, An Answer to the Question: What Is Enlightenment?

      7, Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose

      8, Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals

      9, Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science

      10, Critique of Practical Reason

      11, Critique of Judgement

      12,

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