The 21st-Century Dervish: Philosopher's Personality in Detail

This book is a philosophical and autobiographical exploration of the journey of a man who underwent a transformation from a practicing surgeon to an academic and a 21st-century "dervish of thought." At the heart of the narrative is the concept of personal development through overcoming childhood trauma and feelings of inferiority, which are transformed from obstacles into a powerful engine of self-development. The book describes a unique experience of "returning to oneself": the voluntary renunciation of material gains, titles, and privileges in pursuit of ancient freedom, asceticism, and conscious solitude in a mountain castle. The philosopher-dervish synthesizes scientific rationalism, existential philosophy, and the principles of Sufi dervishhood. The author offers the reader a model of the "human as a process," who seeks signs not in ready-made answers, but in continuous movement and self-knowledge. This monograph is intended for philosophers, researchers in the humanities and interdisciplinary sciences, specialists in bioethics and the philosophy of technology, as well as undergraduate students, master's students, doctoral candidates, and anyone interested in philosophical questions.