Focused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceSaw thesoul asimmortalSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)FoundedtheLyceumschoolIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Valued thestudy ofnature andclassificationEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingFoundedTheAcademyin AthensBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)“Knowthyself”Believedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Used theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatProposedtheTheory ofFormsExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentValuedreasonover thesensesFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceSaw thesoul asimmortalSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)FoundedtheLyceumschoolIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Valued thestudy ofnature andclassificationEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingFoundedTheAcademyin AthensBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)“Knowthyself”Believedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Used theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatProposedtheTheory ofFormsExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentValuedreasonover thesenses

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