"For new students of Kant's political philosophy, Reiss's new edition is very helpful in offering an accessible but thorough editorial introduction to Kant's political thought; a fairly comprehensive selection of Kant's political work; and an up-to-date, detailed bibliography." Canadian Philosophical Reviews

• 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.