Nine propositions of the "Idea for a universal history with a cosmopolitan purpose" by I. Kant and their political and economic consequences

The article is devoted to the analysis of one of the key works of the early period of Kant's philosophy. The analysis is directed first of all at discovering the meaning of the nine propositions which are stated by Kant in his work. The second task is to draw the political and economic conclusions which may be found actual and needed today. The article also concerns the issue of the general evaluation of Kant's philosophy and a possible attitude to it from the Christian point of view.