Virtue and happiness: What are they, and how do they relate? What does it take to develop a good character and to judge what’s right and wrong? What do we owe to others and to ourselves? In this course, we will explore these and other questions through a careful reading of Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics. Although we will focus on the moral virtues (such as courage and justice), we will also examine the intellectual virtues (such as prudence and wisdom), as well as the connections between virtue and politics. Most broadly, we will consider what constitutes the best life for a human being, taking Aristotle as our guide.