Özet:

In the Symposium, Phaedrus and Republic it is claimed that the education of cha-racter begins by means of sensibility. However an interpretation of character edu-cation that is grounded solely on the sensible aspect of music, i.e. skhēma, suffers from an inconsistency with certain Platonic metaphysical presuppositions and thus is in need of a principle that is superior in terms of being. This superior principle, i.e. character (ēthos), can be supplied by Republic III where an analysis of musical structure is given. There is indeed a kind of music which is true and appreciated by Plato and it is grounded not on skhēma, as is the case with music through mimēsis, but on good character (euētheia). True music that stems from ēthos is the one that has to be utilized in the character education of the young. In the Platonic musical education, the main and determining factor is the good character and moderate soulof the music teacher, although the love of the music student as well as the charm of music in terms of skhēma are prerequisites.

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