The text discusses the relationship between Plato and Pythagoras, and the work of historian of science Jay Kennedy, who claims that there is a musical structure to each of Plato’s works, based on Pythagorean principles.
Kennedy argues that Plato divided each of his works into 12 parts, corresponding to the 12 notes in a musical scale, and that he used this structure to encode information about Pythagoras and his own views.
The text provides some evidence to support Kennedy’s claims, but other scholars have disputed his findings. If Kennedy’s claims are correct, then they would radically change our understanding of Plato and Pythagoras.