Tusculan Disputations · Character
Aristoxenus
Peripatetic philosopher and music theorist; argued soul is a harmony.
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Also known as Aristoxenus
First appearance: tusculan disputations
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Native of Tarentum, pupil of Aristotle; held the soul to be a harmony of the body and was a great musician.
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