# Pythagoras — Tusculan Disputations character guide

> Pythagoras in Tusculan Disputations by Cicero.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Pythagoras

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

## Who they are

Pre-Socratic philosopher and mathematician; known for theory of transmigration.

## In the story

### [Book IV: On Other Perturbations of the Mind](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tusculan_disputations_se/chapters/book-iv-on-other-perturbations-of-the-mind)

Listed among great philosophers whose studies are improperly labeled as lust.

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