Supportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Executedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Student ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatFoundedTheAcademyin AthensCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Sawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goal“Knowthyself”Valuedreasonover thesensesTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Saw thesoul asimmortalUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthProposedtheTheory ofFormsTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsFoundedtheLyceumschoolSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Executedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Student ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatFoundedTheAcademyin AthensCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Sawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goal“Knowthyself”Valuedreasonover thesensesTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Saw thesoul asimmortalUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthProposedtheTheory ofFormsTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsFoundedtheLyceumschool

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