Contents: PART I: Methods in Descriptive Ethics -- 1. The field of ethics -- 2. The deductive ideal -- 3. The study of ideologies -- 4. The ethics of virtue -- 5. The analysis of virtues -- PART II: The Traditional Sudanese Virtues : Some Case-Studies -- 6. Survey of the investigation -- 7. Courage, generosity and hospitality -- 8. Honour and dignity -- 9. The ethics of respect and self-respect -- 10. Further problems PART III: The Interviews