The role of the Heritage of Thinkers of the Great step in Spiritual and Moral Education of Student Youth The article deals with the problems of spiritual and moral education of University students. The role
of youth as a social group and future professionals who make and will make a great contribution to the
prosperity of our country is revealed. The place of heritage of thinkers of the great steppe in education of
students of morality in the conditions of spiritual revival is proved. It is a survey article and has a histori-
cal character. The thoughts of great scientists and educators of the past were analyzed, which were stated
in the works of the great sages of the Kazakh people as Abu Nasr al-Farabi, Yusuf Balasaguni, Mahmut
Kashkari, Akhmed Yugineki and Asan Kaigy.
For example, analyzing the views of the great al-Farabi, the author emphasizes the philosophi-
cal issue of meaning of human life, which is to comprehend happiness. Al-Farabi defines the image
of «avirtuous citizen». The purpose of the article is to reveal the importance of morality in human life,
which are set out in the works of philosopherds. Examples are of the influence of good and bad traits on
self-cognition. The norms of behavior related to the moral qualities of man in the works of thinkers of
the great steppe are analyzed. Also, this article analyzes the content of education on the subject of «Self-
cognition» in higher school and the use of the works of listed thinkers, offers the author’s methodological
examples of teaching.
Key words: The Great Steppe, thinkers, the world of wisdom, students, spiritual education, the con-
tent of education, teaching methods, works of sages.
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Әрінова Б.А.
Аринова Б.А.
к.п.н., и.о. доцента, Казахский национальный университет имени аль-Фараби,
Казахстан, г. Алматы, e-mail: baxit-@mail.ru