Emphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Valued thestudy ofnature andclassification“Knowthyself”Developedformallogic(syllogism)Saw thesoul asimmortalTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Accused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsFoundedtheLyceumschoolUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalProposedtheTheory ofFormsStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Executedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersFoundedTheAcademyin AthensBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealValuedreasonover thesensesEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Valued thestudy ofnature andclassification“Knowthyself”Developedformallogic(syllogism)Saw thesoul asimmortalTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Accused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsFoundedtheLyceumschoolUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalProposedtheTheory ofFormsStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Executedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersFoundedTheAcademyin AthensBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealValuedreasonover 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. I-Emphasized dialogue and critical thinking
  2. G-Believed wisdom starts with admitting ignorance (“I know that I know nothing”)
  3. B-Valued the study of nature and classification
  4. B-“Know thyself”
  5. G-Developed formal logic (syllogism)
  6. G-Saw the soul as immortal
  7. O-Taught that the unexamined life is not worth living
  8. I-Believed everything has a purpose (telos)
  9. B-Accused of corrupting the youth of Athens
  10. O-Focused on virtue and moral character rather than wealth or power
  11. N-Taught the Golden Mean – virtue is balance
  12. N-Did not write books; ideas known through students
  13. B-Founded the Lyceum school
  14. I-Used the Socratic Method – asking questions to reveal truth
  15. I-Student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle
  16. O-Saw happiness (eudaimonia) as the highest human goal
  17. N-Proposed the Theory of Forms
  18. N-Student of Plato, tutor of Alexander the Great
  19. G-Called humans “rational animals”
  20. G-Executed by drinking hemlock as punishment
  21. N-Introduced the Allegory of the Cave
  22. O-Supported philosopher-kings as ideal rulers
  23. O-Founded The Academy in Athens
  24. B-Believed reality has two worlds – physical and ideal
  25. I-Valued reason over the senses