ProposedtheTheory ofFormsSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Student ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinking“Knowthyself”Supportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersFoundedtheLyceumschoolTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationFoundedTheAcademyin AthensExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleValuedreasonover thesensesSaw thesoul asimmortalBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Calledhumans“rationalanimals”Accused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)IntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveProposedtheTheory ofFormsSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Student ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinking“Knowthyself”Supportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersFoundedtheLyceumschoolTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationFoundedTheAcademyin AthensExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleValuedreasonover thesensesSaw thesoul asimmortalBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Calledhumans“rationalanimals”Accused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)IntroducedtheAllegory ofthe Cave

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