A SINGULARIDADE DA MÚSICA NO FILEBO DE PLATÃO

Abstract

Music is present, since the beginning, in philosophy. One of the philosophers that approaches the musical art is Plato, who we know largely considering his references regarding music as a determining factor in the formation of the philosopher. However, in this paper, we intend to elucidate the music in Plato's Philebus, a dialogue that presents a heterodox interpretation on music, describing it as lógos to unfold the true through dialectics of musical tones and of its own harmony, symmetry, proportion, numerical determination - concepts important in conducting this dialogue. To do so, we interpret the platonic dialogue based on Hans-Georg Gadamer's interpretation, showing music not as a part of the new platonic paideia, but as a way to express the truth and the good.