Most of us are not virtuous people, but neither are we vicious. Instead, our characters are decidedly mixed, and much more complex than we might have thought. Christian Miller presents an account of moral character based on mixed character traits. He explores how most of us are less than virtuous people but also morally better than the vicious.

Dispositions, character traits, and virtues -- Guilt and helping -- Embarrassment, positive moods, and helping -- Elevation, activated moral norms, and helping -- Empathy and helping -- Negative moods, group effects, and helping -- Mixed helping traits -- Generalizing the account -- Aggression and harming others -- Lying -- Conclusion.