EPISTEMOLOGICAL VIEWS OF AHMAD ZAKI VALIDI IN THE PROCESS OF HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE

Аннотация

This article focuses on the epistemological views of Ahmad Zaki Validi in the process of historical knowledge. Validi's approach to history, source criticism, and historical knowledge is directly linked to fundamental issues in contemporary historiography. His emphasis on a critical relationship with historical sources and the need to analyze concepts such as humanity, nation, culture, and civilization from an epistemological perspective presents a comprehensive approach to understanding history. Validi’s complex methodology that combines rational and traditional knowledge systems, the meticulous selection and analysis of sources, and his attempt to analyze historical reality from the perspective of the "national subject" has practical and theoretical significance in overcoming methodological shortcomings in Uzbek historiography today. The article also explores how Validi's paradigm can offer a holistic, national, and intellectual approach to understanding historical processes.