Valuedreasonover thesensesFoundedtheLyceumschoolTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceProposedtheTheory ofFormsDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Supportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingFoundedTheAcademyin AthensTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe Great“Knowthyself”Believedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Valued thestudy ofnature andclassificationDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Saw thesoul asimmortalAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Student ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleValuedreasonover thesensesFoundedtheLyceumschoolTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceProposedtheTheory ofFormsDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Supportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingFoundedTheAcademyin AthensTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe Great“Knowthyself”Believedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Valued thestudy ofnature andclassificationDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Saw thesoul asimmortalAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Student ofSocratesand teacherof Aristotle

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