RUSSIAN PHILOSOPHICAL THOUGHT ABOUT MUSIC AS A SOURCE OF HUMAN HEALTH

The article attempts to examine the ideas of Russian philosophers about music as a source of human health. It is noted that Russian philosophers constantly pointed out the possibilities of music in strengthening bodily, soulful and spiritual health of a person, understanding the unity of these types of health as an expression of the harmony of human existence in the world.Russian thinkers’ ideas about music span the period from the time of the birth of the Russian philosophy of music (mid-15 – early 16 century) to the present day. The article’s material may be useful to philosophers, cultural scientists, art historians, psychologists, physiologists, and physicians.