Kant or Gospel According to RFK

Kant: Political Writings

Author: Immanuel Kant

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.

Table of Contents:

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.

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Gospel According to RFK: Why It Matters Now

Author: Norman MacAfe

This collection of RFK's 1968 presidential campaign speeches demonstrates his eloquence, passion, and humanity, and resonates today in the ongoing battle for the White House.

As he campaigned for the presidency in 1968, Robert Kennedy outlined what is today a redemptive vision for America. Tirelessly, before the kinds of vast crowds reserved for rock stars, RFK articulated with passionate eloquence the disasters of a misguided war, the pain of the dispossessed, and the way out of war and poverty. And then, 81 days into the campaign, he was assassinated. Now, in The Gospel According to RFK, writer Norman MacAfee has brought together for the first time the best of Kennedy's presidential campaign speeches to which he adds lively and engaging commentary that makes them fresh and relevant.

Issues of peace, justice, equality, and responsibility, which were at the center of RFK's campaign, have as much meaning today as they did in 1968. The Gospel According to RFK is a book for combative Democrats, liberals, independents, progressives, and even moderate Republicans to carry around, read for inspiration, and quote. It is a book for people who believe they can change the government, the society, even the world.

What People Are Saying

Robert F. Drinan
Robert F. Drinan, S.J., Professor, Georgetown University Law Center
Those who read this inspiring volume will acquire a deeper admiration and gratitude for Kennedy than they ever had before.

Vine Deloria Jr.
A badly needed corrective offering compassion, understanding, and optimism.
— (Vine Deloria, Jr., author of Custer Died for Your Sins)