Esad Bajtal
philosopher and writer
Esad Bajtal was born in Sutješčica. He obtained his bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees at the Faculty of Philosophy in Sarajevo. He works in philosophy and psychology, with a particular interest in ethical and psychological questions in Indian philosophy. He is a lecturer, essayist and editor in print and electronic media, and was editor-in-chief of the journals Naši dani and Revija slobodne misli.
His books include Za (i) protiv tolerancije (For (and) Against Tolerance, 1997), Filozofski temelji psihologije (Philosophical Foundations of Psychology, 2006), Sevdalinka – alhemija duše (Sevdalinka – Alchemy of the Soul, 2012) and Psihologija budističke etike, filozofije i umjetnosti (The Psychology of Buddhist Ethics, Philosophy and Art, 2018). He is a full member of the Bosnian Academy of Sciences and Arts “Kulin ban”.