# Carneades — Tusculan Disputations character guide

> Carneades in Tusculan Disputations by Cicero.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Carneades, Carneades the Academic

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

## Who they are

Academic skeptic philosopher; known for his arguments against Stoicism.

## In the story

### [Book V: Whether Virtue Alone Be Sufficient for a Happy Life](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tusculan_disputations_se/chapters/book-v-whether-virtue-alone-be-sufficient-for-a-happy-life)

Mentioned as a vigorous opponent of the Stoic position, though Cicero handles the question more temperately.

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