Saw thesoul asimmortalBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Executedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentProposedtheTheory ofFormsFoundedTheAcademyin AthensValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationFoundedtheLyceumschoolAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)IntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Student ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinking“Knowthyself”Taught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerValuedreasonover thesensesCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Saw thesoul asimmortalBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Executedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentProposedtheTheory ofFormsFoundedTheAcademyin AthensValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationFoundedtheLyceumschoolAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)IntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Student ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinking“Knowthyself”Taught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerValuedreasonover thesensesCalledhumans“rationalanimals”

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