Mohammad Mehdi Ardabili is a philosopher, writer, translator, philosophy lecturer, and former member of the research faculty at the Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies. He holds a PhD in Western philosophy from Tabriz University, and his research mainly focuses on German Idealism, particularly Hegelian philosophy. His book titled "Consciousness and Self-Consciousness in Hegel's Phenomenology" has received attention from critics. His philosophical essays in Persian have been highlighted as examples of philosophical writing. He has also published a translation of Hegel's "Phenomenology of Spirit" with Masoud Hosseini. Two years after retiring from public life and academic research activities, in April 2022, he presented a new philosophical system titled "Principles of Struggle in the Age of Nihilism," which was published for free on his personal website. This book has sparked numerous debates and reactions. He then officially resigned from his position as a member of the research faculty at the Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies through an announcement, stating that he will no longer have any job and all his activities will be offered for free. He has chosen a life based on public donations (donation-based).