CONTENTS

FOREWORD BY WALTER ISAACSON

INTRODUCTION
ARISTOTLE’S INSIGHTS ON PLANNING A LIFE

PART ONE
THE BASIC CONCEPTS UNDERLYING ARISTOTLE’S PHILOSOPHY

1
ARISTOTLE’S LIFE AND WAY OF THINKING

2
WHAT IS HAPPINESS?

3
MODELS OF THE GOOD LIFE: THE VOLUPTUARY,
THE SULTAN, AND THE SAGE

4
HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH?

5
VIRTUE WON’T HURT YOU

6
MORAL EXERCISES: BREAKING THE HABIT OF MAKING
OURSELVES UNHAPPY

7
FRIENDS, FAMILY, RELIGION, AND OTHER GOODS

PART TWO
VIRTUE IN ACTION:
APPLICATIONS OF ARISTOTLE’S CONCEPTS

8
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP

9
THE ARISTOTELIAN WORKPLACE

10
DISTRIBUTIVE JUSTICE IN BUSINESS

11
PHILANTHROPY

12
NONRETIREMENT

NOTES AND REFERENCES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX