Used theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthValuedreasonover thesensesTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Focused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Calledhumans“rationalanimals”Emphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensFoundedtheLyceumschoolFoundedTheAcademyin AthensValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationSaw thesoul asimmortalBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)ProposedtheTheory ofFormsIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe Cave“Knowthyself”Used theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthValuedreasonover thesensesTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Focused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Calledhumans“rationalanimals”Emphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensFoundedtheLyceumschoolFoundedTheAcademyin AthensValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationSaw thesoul asimmortalBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)ProposedtheTheory ofFormsIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe Cave“Knowthyself”

GREEK PHILOSOPHERS - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. I-Used the Socratic Method – asking questions to reveal truth
  2. I-Valued reason over the senses
  3. O-Taught that the unexamined life is not worth living
  4. O-Saw happiness (eudaimonia) as the highest human goal
  5. N-Did not write books; ideas known through students
  6. I-Student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle
  7. O-Supported philosopher-kings as ideal rulers
  8. N-Student of Plato, tutor of Alexander the Great
  9. I-Believed everything has a purpose (telos)
  10. O-Focused on virtue and moral character rather than wealth or power
  11. N-Taught the Golden Mean – virtue is balance
  12. G-Developed formal logic (syllogism)
  13. G-Called humans “rational animals”
  14. I-Emphasized dialogue and critical thinking
  15. G-Executed by drinking hemlock as punishment
  16. B-Believed reality has two worlds – physical and ideal
  17. B-Accused of corrupting the youth of Athens
  18. B-Founded the Lyceum school
  19. O-Founded The Academy in Athens
  20. B-Valued the study of nature and classification
  21. G-Saw the soul as immortal
  22. G-Believed wisdom starts with admitting ignorance (“I know that I know nothing”)
  23. N-Proposed the Theory of Forms
  24. N-Introduced the Allegory of the Cave
  25. B-“Know thyself”