THE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THEORETICAL CONCEPTS IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK ENLIGHTENMENT LITERATURE

This article provides a comparative analysis of the formation, theoretical sources, artistic-aesthetic paradigms, and socio-spiritual purposes of English and Uzbek Enlightenment literature. Alongside the theoretical views of Western thinkers such as Immanuel Kant, J. Hibben, and Roy Porter, the Enlightenment concepts of Jadid intellectuals  Behbudiy, Avloniy, Fitrat, Cho‘lpon, and Qodiriy  are examined. The article comparatively elucidates the ontological, epistemological, and ethical interpretations of enlightenment within Eastern and Western civilizations.