Existential therapy of rock music (on the example of «russian» rock)

Fetisova Evgeniya Nikolaevna

The article presents a philosophical analysis of the phenomenon of the therapeutic influence of rock music on a multimillion audience. An integrative approach to the analysis of this phenomenon is used, namely the combination of the traditions of existential philosophy and existential psychology. Existential therapy within the framework of existential psychology is aimed at realising a person’s profound understanding of his existence in order to reveal his personal potential, understand his true place in life, accept his “I”, be aware of responsibility for personal choice, find the meanings of his own life. In the article existential therapy is considered in the same way, only rock music, namely “Russian rock”, acts as an existential therapist.

Keywords:Existential analysis, existential therapy, the problem of freedom and responsibility, life and death, love and loneliness, the meaning of life, rock music.