Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-215) and index.
1. The pleasures of failure : toward an unnumbered "Remark" in the Critique of Judgment -- 2. The sovereign sentence : from the preface to the first edition of the first Critique to the Doctrine of right -- 3. The other sovereign sentence : "on the failure of all philosophical attempts at theodicy" -- 4. Out of the blue : "On the radical evil in human nature" -- 5. Under the sign of failure : Toward eternal peace -- 6. In the name of friendship; or the case for inconsistency -- 7. Revolution in the air; or the end of the human regime on earth.