Believedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Accused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensFoundedtheLyceumschoolIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveValuedreasonover thesensesCalledhumans“rationalanimals”ProposedtheTheory ofFormsDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Sawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceFoundedTheAcademyin AthensDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingSaw thesoul asimmortalEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Focused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or power“Knowthyself”Believedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Accused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensFoundedtheLyceumschoolIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveValuedreasonover thesensesCalledhumans“rationalanimals”ProposedtheTheory ofFormsDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Sawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceFoundedTheAcademyin AthensDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingSaw thesoul asimmortalEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Focused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or power“Knowthyself”Believedreality hastwo worlds –physical andideal

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. B-Accused of corrupting the youth of Athens
  3. B-Founded the Lyceum school
  4. N-Introduced the Allegory of the Cave
  5. I-Valued reason over the senses
  6. G-Called humans “rational animals”
  7. N-Proposed the Theory of Forms
  8. G-Developed formal logic (syllogism)
  9. O-Saw happiness (eudaimonia) as the highest human goal
  10. G-Executed by drinking hemlock as punishment
  11. N-Taught the Golden Mean – virtue is balance
  12. O-Founded The Academy in Athens
  13. N-Did not write books; ideas known through students
  14. O-Supported philosopher-kings as ideal rulers
  15. B-Valued the study of nature and classification
  16. I-Student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle
  17. N-Student of Plato, tutor of Alexander the Great
  18. O-Taught that the unexamined life is not worth living
  19. G-Saw the soul as immortal
  20. I-Emphasized dialogue and critical thinking
  21. I-Used the Socratic Method – asking questions to reveal truth
  22. I-Believed everything has a purpose (telos)
  23. O-Focused on virtue and moral character rather than wealth or power
  24. B-“Know thyself”
  25. B-Believed reality has two worlds – physical and ideal