• Author: Jonathan Lear
• ISBN: 9780525435136
• Publisher: Penguin Press
• Format: Paperback and Digital
• Genre: Philosophy, Ethics, Cultural Studies, Indigenous Studies
• Explores: Ethical implications of cultural collapse through the story of Chief Plenty Coups of the Crow Nation.
• Themes: Cultural devastation, hope, ethics, resilience, meaning-making.
• Audience: Readers interested in philosophy, ethics, indigenous studies, and the human condition.

In "Radical Hope," Jonathan Lear explores how to maintain hope and ethical grounding when a culture faces devastation. Through the story of Chief Plenty Coups, the last great chief of the Crow Nation, Lear examines the challenges posed by the loss of a way of life. Lear argues that Plenty Coups's response was a radical form of hope t?acknowledging the loss while striving to find new meaning and ethical possibilities. This book offers a compelling exploration of resilience, adaptation, and the enduring human need for meaning, making it a valuable read for anyone grappling with questions of identity, ethics, and the future in a rapidly changing world.