tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post8943338371404495880..comments2024-01-04T04:11:55.717+02:00Comments on Dienekes’ Anthropology Blog: Biological basis for musical scalesDienekeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02082684850093948970noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-45454648421362166122009-12-04T04:18:06.528+02:002009-12-04T04:18:06.528+02:00"I find it fascinating that the two highest r..."I find it fascinating that the two highest ranked scales are precisely the two ones allowed by Plato for his Republic". <br /><br />One minor problem (please excuse the pun), I don't think there's any evidence that the scales to which the various names are currently attached are the same ones that bore the names in Plato's time. They may be, but I understand the modern names were basically guesses. Probably informed guess nevertheless.terrythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17327062321100035888noreply@blogger.com