Per Roald Bauhn (born 23 July 1960 in

Markaryd Markaryd () is a locality and the seat of Markaryd Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 3,966 inhabitants in 2010. International relations Twin towns — Sister cities Markaryd is twinned with: * Bytów, Poland Poland, officia ...

Kronoberg County Kronoberg County (; sv, Kronobergs län) is a county or '' län'' in southern Sweden. Kronoberg is one of three counties in the province of Småland. It borders the counties of Skåne, Halland, Jönköping, Kalmar, and Blekinge. Its capital is ...

) is a Swedish philosopher and a

professor Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an academic rank at universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin as a "person who professes". Professor ...

practical philosophy The modern division of philosophy into theoretical philosophy and practical philosophyImmanuel Kant, ''Lectures on Ethics'', Cambridge University Press, 2001, p. 41 ("On Universal Practical Philosophy"). Original text: Immanuel Kant, ''Kant’s G ...

at the University of Kalmar since 2004, and at

Linnaeus University Linnaeus University (LNU) ( sv, Linnéuniversitetet) is a state university in the Swedish historical province (''landskap'') Småland, with two campuses located in Växjö and Kalmar respectively. Linnaeus University was established in 2010 by ...

since 2010. His main subjects include the study of

ethics Ethics or moral philosophy is a branch of philosophy that "involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior".''Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy'' The field of ethics, along with aesthetics, concerns ...

and

political philosophy Political philosophy or political theory is the philosophical study of government, addressing questions about the nature, scope, and legitimacy of public agents and institutions and the relationships between them. Its topics include politics, l ...

. Per Bauhn has authored books on topics as diverse as

nationalism Nationalism is an idea and movement that holds that the nation should be congruent with the State (polity), state. As a movement, nationalism tends to promote the interests of a particular nation (as in a in-group and out-group, group of peo ...

, political

terrorism Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of criminal violence to provoke a state of terror or fear, mostly with the intention to achieve political or religious aims. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violen ...

, the virtue of

courage Courage (also called bravery or valor) is the choice and willingness to confront Suffering, agony, pain, Risk, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation. Valor is courage or bravery, especially in battle. Physical courage is bravery in the face of ...

, and the

duty to rescue A duty to rescue is a concept in tort law that arises in a number of cases, describing a circumstance in which a party can be held liable for failing to come to the rescue of another party who could face potential injury or death without being r ...

. He has also contributed to the field of philosophical

aesthetics Aesthetics, or esthetics, is a branch of philosophy Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, Epistemology, knowledge, Ethics, values, Philosophy of ...

. His philosophical work is inspired by the agency-based ethical theory of Alan Gewirth. Per Bauhn is married (since 2013) to Turkish sociologist and women's studies scholar Fatma Fulya Tepe.

Writings

* (1989) ''Ethical Aspects of Political Terrorism : The Sacrificing of the Innocent'', Lund: Lund University Press (); Bromley: Chartwell-Bratt (). * (1995) ''Nationalism and Morality'', Lund: Lund University Press (); Bromley: Chartwell-Bratt (). * (1995) ''Multiculturalism and Nationhood in Canada : The Cases of First Nations and Quebec'' (co-authors: Christer Lindberg & Svante Lundberg), Lund: Lund University Press (); Bromley: Chartwell-Bratt (). * (1998) "Universal Rights and the Historical Context", ''European Journal of Development Research''. 10:2. 19–32. * (2003) ''The Value of Courage'', Lund: Nordic Academic Press, (hardback). * (2009) "Aesthetic Identity, Well-Being, and the Right to Beauty", ''The International Journal of the Arts in Society''. 4:1. 71–80. * (2011) "The Extension and Limits of the Duty to Rescue", ''Public Reason''. 3:1. 39–49. * (2013) "The Duty to Rescue and the Duty to Aid the Starving", ''International Dialogue: A Multidisciplinary Journal of World Affairs''. 3. 4-37. * (2014) "Art, Magic, and Agency", ''The International Journal of Arts Theory and History''. 9:1. 1-10. * (2016) ''Gewirthian Perspectives on Human Rights'' (ed.), Abingdon: Routledge, . * (2017) ''Normative Identity'', London and New York: Rowman & Littlefield, .

References

Per Bauhn's personal webpage at Linnaeus University. 1960 births Living people People from Markaryd Municipality Lund University alumni Swedish philosophers Political philosophers {{philosopher-stub