Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the category of “perfection”, presented in the philosophy of Al-Farabi in the following natural-scientific, historicalphilosophical, social, ethical and aesthetic treatises: “On the Views of the Inhabitants of the Virtuous City”, “On the Origin of Sciences”, “Indicating the Path to Happiness”, “Civil Policy”, “Aphorisms of a Statesman”, “The Great Book of Music”. While analyzing the category of “perfection”, Al-Farabi places it in the context of achievement of human happiness. The study concludes that the category of “perfection” in AlFarabi’s treatises manifests itself at the ontological, axiological, religious, social, ethical and aesthetic levels of philosophical understanding.
Keywords: philosophy, ontological axiology, al-Farabi, perfection, values.