Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-297) and index.
Introduction. The Socratic question of ethics -- pt. I. The human good -- 1. The final end and the way to it -- pt. II. The beautiful and the just -- 2. Excellence of character -- 3. Virtues and vices -- pt. III. The return to the good -- 4. Excellence of thought -- 5. Pleasure and the discovery of nature -- 6. Friendship and the discovery of the self -- 7. Happiness -- Appendix 1. Socrates, Plato, philosophy -- Appendix 2. Virtues and vices -- Appendix 3. Categories of justice -- Appendix 4. Classifications of pleasure.