Studying the Effects of Music on Man in a Philosophical Approach

Music is originated from mental states and, therefore, its rules can hardly be measured with sensible standards. It is why studying music and its qualities seem to be difficult. Such being the case, when studying the question on the extent to which music influence human life the answers would not be the same. Some have known it as an agent to distort human moral and progress while others have counted it as a necessary agent for human culture and life to be of duration. In this paper, the relation between music and philosophy along with an essential need for studying it philosophically has been discussed. For the subject to be clear, synthetic parts and the causes to make songs rhythmic and its mental perception have been examined. Further, studying the essence of music, various views on the origin of music, its ontological aspect have been critically focused on. The reason why it seems interesting and the way in which it affects man have been described.