"Graceful and gigantic...a fascinating tour through the subtlety, integrity, and brute honesty of Todorov's thought."--"The New York Times Book Review""Todorov invigorates the debate over morality with rigor and grace, Aristotelian fineness, fluid prose, and his own virtues of compassion, humility, and realism."--David Greenberg," The Washington Post""In a world that continues to devalue human life, Todorov leaves us with a sense of hope that morality, with its ultimate action and caring, will not disappear."--Eva Fogelman, "The Boston Globe"