Believedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Taught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Supportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or power“Knowthyself”Developedformallogic(syllogism)Did not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Valuedreasonover thesensesFoundedTheAcademyin AthensProposedtheTheory ofFormsUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceFoundedtheLyceumschoolStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleSaw thesoul asimmortalBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Taught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Supportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or power“Knowthyself”Developedformallogic(syllogism)Did not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Valuedreasonover thesensesFoundedTheAcademyin AthensProposedtheTheory ofFormsUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceFoundedtheLyceumschoolStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleSaw thesoul asimmortal

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