UZBEK PHILOSOPHY - THE FOUNDATION OF THE SOCIAL THINKING OF TURKIC PEOPLES

Abstract

Philosophy, like humanity itself, has an ancient and rich history, addressing the fundamental and universal questions of human existence. In both the distant and recent past, every nation that established a distinct civilization and achieved progress in science and wisdom has also earned recognition for its national school of philosophy. Many such schools, shaped by these achievements, have become integral parts of world philosophy. Among them, the existence of Uzbek philosophy—forming the core of a unique intellectual phenomenon historically referred to as the philosophical traditions of Turan, Turkestan, and Transoxiana—is undoubtedly a historical reality. The term “Uzbek philosophy” began to be actively used in academic and scholarly discourse during the years of national independence, and it is now recognized as an integral part of universal human thought.