Kant, spring 1958

“Seminar in Political Philosophy: Kant” has 16 sessions. Readings include Prolegomenon (Introduction), Critique of Pure Reason (prefaces and select passages), Idea for A Universal History with Cosmopolitan Intent, Theory and Practice, The Principle of Progress, Perpetual Peace , Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals, The Critique of Judgment (select passages).  Sessions correspond to audiofile numbers as follows: session 1 = 1; session 2 = 2; session 3 = 3 & 4; session 4 = 5; session 5 = 6 & 7; session 6 = 8 & 9; session 7 = 10; session 8 = 11; session 9 = 12; session 10 = 13; session 11 = 14; session 12 = 15; session 13 = 16 &17; session 14 = 18; session 16 = 19 & 20 (the course begins with audiofile 20 and continues on file 19). The audiofile for session 15 is currently unavailable.

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