Ruwen Ogien's Moral Philosophy Without Moralizing

Ruwen Ogien's book 'L'influence de l'odeur des croissants chauds…' challenges traditional continental moral philosophy by rejecting transcendent principles like dignity, virtue, or duty. Instead, Ogien grounds ethics in empirical data, statistical evidence, and everyday anecdotes, often humorous or incongruous. The work draws heavily on Anglo-Saxon philosophers and employs an Aristotelian method of examples and debates. Aimed at philosophy teachers and general readers, the book offers a pragmatic toolkit for moral questions without foundational claims. Francis Wybrands reviews the work in artpress, noting its pedagogical value and the provocative nature of its approach.