Reflections on the Meanings of Life and Death of the Akyns of the Kyzylorda Region

Abstract

The article analyzes the philosophical and ideological views of the poets of Syr about human existence, dialectical and harmonious relations of life and death in comparison with domestic and world philosophical thoughts. The relevance of the life and death problem is considered from the modernity point of view. The depth of poets’ philosophical reflections on human existence, on the true essence of man, is especially revealed. The problem of life and death in the history of mankind was the main topic of reflection. Especially, these problems in Western philosophy are considered as the most relevant topic in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Unlike Western philosophy, the Syr poets consider the connection between life and death not as a dialectical opposite, but as complementary to each other in a conceptual and essential sense. In this article, there is given the philosophical analysis of the reflections of the Syr poets , their relevance and significance for modern Kazakh society.