About me

ERCAN ACAR

Ercan Acar is an independent researcher in philosophy with a professional background in computer science and political science. He has over two decades of experience in information technology and digital transformation, while also pursuing long-standing intellectual interests in existence, consciousness, and belief systems. His current research explores the human being as an impartial observer in the universe, with a focus on metaphysics, ethics, and the philosophy of mind. Through this dual engagement technical expertise and philosophical inquiry he seeks to contribute to contemporary debates on consciousness and the foundations of human freedom. Since 2024, he has also been engaged contributing to initiatives promoting democracy, rule of law, and fundamental rights. His work combines technical expertise with civic engagement, including the design of digital platforms for transparency, reporting, and monitoring fundamental rights at the European level. Currently based in Germany, he works as a freelance IT consultant and supports EU-level civil society projects. He also writes essays on philosophical themes and plans to publish collected works that bridge technological innovation, human rights, and reflective inquiry into belief and consciousness. He speaks Turkish (native), English (advanced), and German (intermediate)

Research Statement

"Humanity is not merely a witness to the universe, but a responsible interpreter of meaning, ethics, and freedom."

Research Specialisations

Humanity as the Impartial Observer I examine the human being as a conscious and responsible observer within a silent universe. My work explores how freedom, ethical responsibility, and meaning arise when humanity is placed at an epistemic distance from direct certainty.
Divine Hiddenness and Meaning Making My research investigates divine hiddenness not merely as absence, but as a philosophical condition for freedom, moral growth, and authentic interpretation. I focus on how human beings construct meaning in the space between silence, revelation, and responsibility.
Ethics, Human Rights, and European Values I study the moral foundations of human dignity, justice, freedom, and democratic responsibility. My work reflects on the historical cost of these values and the ethical duty to defend them against authoritarianism, discrimination, and institutional indifference.
Philosophical Storytelling for Children Through the Bostanya universe, I transform philosophical and ethical questions into accessible stories for children. Themes such as kindness, courage, knowledge, justice, nature, and hope are presented through narrative rather than abstraction.

Positions

Independent Researcher and Author

Philosophy, Ethics, Human Rights, and Children’s Literature, 2025 to present

Working independently on philosophical questions concerning humanity’s role as an impartial observer, divine hiddenness, consciousness, freedom, and ethical responsibility. In parallel, I develop the Bostanya universe as a literary space where philosophical and ethical ideas are translated into children’s stories about kindness, courage, knowledge, nature, and hope.
Senior Software Developer

PeopleCert, Research and Development Team, 2019 to present

Working on the refactoring, redesign, and modernization of complex software systems in the R&D team. My responsibilities include service architecture, scheduler operations, reporting systems, third party API integrations, mobile service backends, and performance critical components using .NET, Azure, SQL Server, Redis, microservices, Kafka, RabbitMQ, and related technologies.
Senior Software Developer

Hayen Bilişim Teknolojileri ve Enerji Çözümleri, 2013 to 2019

Developed and improved Automatic Meter Reading systems for the energy sector, including data collection, billing support, reporting, decision systems, and distributed service architectures. My work focused on bottleneck analysis, resilient system design, microservices, MongoDB, SQL Server, Hazelcast, SCADA, PLC, and DLMS based integrations.
Team Leader and Software Architect

Basım Yayın A.Ş. and Earlier Enterprise Software Roles, 1999 to 2013

Led and contributed to software projects across e learning, digital publishing, hospital automation, business intelligence, ERP systems, archive management, reporting services, and digital media production. These roles shaped my long term expertise in full cycle software development, system design, database architecture, reporting, and applied problem solving.

CV

For a full curriculum vitae, see my LinkedIn profile.

Contact

Research, publication, collaboration, and speaking enquiries related to philosophy, ethics, human rights, children’s literature, and software architecture are welcome. You can reach me via email or LinkedIn. Specific and well-contextualised messages are more likely to receive a precise and useful reply.