Analysis of the Category “Cultural Heritage”

The article examines the problems of cultural heritage, which occupies a special place in the Kazakh worldview, the historical and philosophical analysis of this topic is a requirement of modern science. This is determined by spiritual, social, political and ideological factors. By cultural heritage, we mean spiritual values such as cultural traditions, stable standards of perception and behavior, moral norms, stereotypes of thinking, political, legal and philosophical ideas, aesthetic concepts. It is these traditions that constitute the historical roots of the modern life of the people and reflect its essence. Every society has a culture formed as a result of centuries of human development. Culture as the main form of dissemination of social experience contributes to the vitality of society in history and always preserves the experience of previous generations. At the same time, the peculiarity of culture is that it is a public memory. Culture is a historical memory that always provides constant spiritual, moral and intellectual qualities to the surrounding human environment. In this case, culture is a collection of heritage information that is formed, preserved and disseminated by humanity. Historical and philosophical study of cultural heritage strengthens spiritual culture. It is important for Kazakhstan to update the philosophy based on national cultural values.