Философские Идеи В Казахских Пословицах И Поговорках О Природе: Категории Бытия, Ценности И Ответственности
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: The article examines philosophical ideas expressed in Kazakh proverbs about nature through the categories of being, value, the unity of humans and their environment, responsibility and cognition. The aim of the study is to systematise the philosophical content of nature-related proverbs and to compare it with the key propositions of contemporary environmental ethics and the doctrine of the biosphere. The methodological basis comprises hermeneutic interpretation, qualitative content analysis and the comparative-typological method; the material consists of seven widely used proverbs. The selected texts form five philosophical layers: ontological (“Zher – ana”, “Su – tirshilik kozi”), axiological (“Su ishken qudygyńa tukirme”), anthropological (“Otansyz adam – ormansyz bulbul”), the ethics of responsibility (“Bir tal kesseń, on tal ek”) and epistemological (“Tamshy tamsa, tas teser”, “Aqqan su arnasyn tabady”). The ideas are shown to be typologically consistent with Leopold’s land ethic, Næss’s relational view of the self, Jonas’s ethics of responsibility and Vernadsky’s theory of the biosphere; this consistency does not imply direct influence. The limitations of the study stem from the size and purposive nature of the sample. The results can be applied in philosophy, cultural studies, folklore studies and environmental education.
Language: Kazakh
Subfield: Nature and Landscape Conservation
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7222855798