In Jonathan Lear’s view, Plenty Coups’s story raises a profound ethical question that transcends his time and challenges us all: how should one face the possibility that one’s culture might collapse? This is a vulnerability that affects us all—insofar as we are all inhabitants of a civilization, and civilizations are themselves vulnerable to historical forces

Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-178) and index.

After this, nothing happened -- Ethics at the horizon -- Critique of abysmal reasoning.