PERFECTION IN PHILOSOPHY AND SUFISM: TYPOLOGICAL FEATURES, COMMON MOTIVES AND THE CONCEPT OF THE PERFECT MAN

2025

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DOI 10.63051/kos.2025.2.341
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Abstract

The article explores the phenomenon of perfection in philosophical and Sufi teachings, focusing on its typological features and shared motifs. The novelty of the study lies in the comparative analysis of the "Perfect Human" concept in philosophical and mystical traditions, reflecting on human nature and spiritual development. The aim of the article is to reveal the historical and spiritual continuity, distinctions, and convergences between the understanding of perfection in classical Islamic Sufism and various global philosophical schools. The objectives of the study include examining the typological characteristics and common motifs of the "Perfect Human" concept in both philosophy and Sufism, as well as determining its place in the system of contemporary spiritual and moral values. The article compares the Sufi concept of insan kamil with the model of the ideal human in philosophical anthropology through categories such as spiritual experience, self-knowledge, ethical integrity, and ontological development. The study employs content-typological, hermeneutic, and comparative analysis methods. As a result, the article reveals the significance and philosophical depth of the idea of the perfect human in both Sufism and philosophy as a foundation for universal spiritual and moral values.