{"product_id":"human-kindness-and-the-smell-of-warm-croissants-an-introduction-to-ethics-9780231169233","title":"Human Kindness and the Smell of Warm Croissants: An Introduction to Ethics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHuman Kindness and the Smell of Warm Croissants \u003c\/i\u003emakes philosophy fun, tactile, and popular. Moral thinking is simple, Ruwen Ogien argues, and as inherent as the senses. In our daily experiences, in the situations we confront and in the scenes we witness, we develop an understanding of right and wrong as sophisticated as the moral outlook of the world's most gifted philosophers. By drawing on this knowledge to navigate life's most perplexing problems, ethics becomes second nature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOgien explores, through experimental philosophy and other methods, the responses nineteen real-world conundrums provoke. Is a short, mediocre life better than no life at all? Is it acceptable to kill a healthy person so his organs can save five others? Would you swap a \"natural\" life filled with frustration, disappointment, and partial success for a world in which all of your needs are met, but through artificial and mechanical means? Ogien doesn't seek to show how difficult it is to determine right from wrong or how easy it is for humans to become monsters or react like saints. Helping us tap into the wisdom and feeling we already possess in our ethical \"toolboxes,\" Ogien instead encourages readers to question moral presuppositions and rules; embrace an intuitive sense of dignity, virtue, and justice; and pursue a pluralist ethics suited to the principles of human kindness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuwen Ogien holds doctorates in both philosophy and social anthropology. He is a director of research in moral philosophy at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and sits on the editorial board of the review \u003ci\u003eRaison Publique\u003c\/i\u003e. His most recent works include \u003ci\u003eLe corps et l'argent\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLa vie, la mort, l'état: Le débat bioéthique\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMartin Thom was trained in social anthropology and is a professional translator, editor, and writer.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50410006446354,"sku":"9780231169233","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4a74276d-7bcf-452b-b60b-7a3a7081616c.jpg?v=1729298283","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/human-kindness-and-the-smell-of-warm-croissants-an-introduction-to-ethics-9780231169233","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}