Description: This book introduces virtue ethics at a level of intermediate rigor, appropriate for philosophy undergraduate majors and graduate students, as well as others who are interested in human moral excellences and are willing to work at understanding them. It begins by laying out an introduction the history of virtue ethics, both ancient and modern. Then, it porposes an improved version of modern virtue ethics that is more like that of the ancients and less a matter of looking for the foundations. Lastly, it explores a case of Christian virtue ethics.