O artigo trata da apropriação dos elementos musicais pelo discurso filosófico na Antiguidade. Pretende mostrar a astuciosa incorporação da música pelo lógos, ou como a nudez da linguagem aproxima a palavra prosaca da filosofia ao som puro da aulética.

The discussion on the authenticity of Plato’s Seventh Letter should consider its distinct parts, some incongruences between them and the editorial process of Plato’s later works. The number of times Plato has given advice and the number of travels to Sicily are differently indicated in the letter. These incongruences could be a sign of different Platonic texts being assembled by an ‘editor,’ becoming a relevant matter for the analysis of the text and its authorship.