# Aristoxenus — Tusculan Disputations character guide

> Aristoxenus in Tusculan Disputations by Cicero.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Aristoxenus

**First appearance:** 0001-tusculan-disputations

## Who they are

Peripatetic philosopher and music theorist; argued soul is a harmony.

## Relationships

### [Aristotle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tusculan_disputations_se/characters/aristotle)

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Aristoxenus was a Peripatetic philosopher and music theorist, a student of Aristotle who wrote on harmony and ethics.

## In the story

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tusculan_disputations_se/chapters/endnotes)

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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