Sources of Abai’s «Perfect Man» Concept

Abstract

This article examines Abai's concept about the Perfect Man. Thoughts about the perfect person, which have been formed over the centuries and accumulated in the national consciousness, emphasize the importance of educating a new generation of people in modern society. Concepts based on universal values and transformed into a national code were reflected in the works of thinkers of antiquity and the Middle Ages, and later became a new feature in Abai's work. Abai's Perfect Man is a person who loves the God, respects a person, glorifies human qualities, knows the difference between good and evil, loves generosity, listens to the voice of his heart, stands for justice, avoids lies, hardworking, patriotic and mature. The researchers say maturity is the charity of the people living in the community. Charity is expressed in virtue, politeness, kindness, compassion, and fairness. In the works of Abai and Aristotle, Al-Farabi, Yusuf Balasaguni and Akhmet Iugneki, good people are described as conscious people who prioritize the states interests, are not indifferent to human fate, know the truth and able to think and make the right decisions. Topical issues of anthropocentrism – the discovery of the essence of a holistic model of a person, the search for the depth of the worldview of a mature person in the spiritual heritage of different periods, their connection with the nature of the ethnos, the artistic world, worldview. Figurative words and phraseological units and proverbs, aphorisms that create the image of a Perfect Man are valued as a motivation and a form of modeling. The values of Abai's worldview are considered in connection with the conscious actions of a mature person, and historical sources are taken for their sources. The historical heritage includes ancient Turkic monuments, medieval Turkic heritage and the thoughts of poets and the words of orators.