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The 21st-Century Dervish

The 21st-Century Dervish

Ashimov, Isabek

Paperback

Philosophy

ISBN10: 6630437799
ISBN13: 9786630437799
Publisher: Our Knowledge Publishing
Published: Aug 12 2026
Pages: 124
Weight: 0.39
Height: 0.29 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
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.

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