Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose

Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose

Whatever concept one may hold from a metaphysical point of view concerning the freedom of the will, certainly its appearances, which are human actions, like every other natural event are determined by…

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