ProposedtheTheory ofFormsBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Emphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Developedformallogic(syllogism)IntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)FoundedtheLyceumschoolValuedreasonover thesensesSaw thesoul asimmortalTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalance“Knowthyself”Sawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingFoundedTheAcademyin AthensUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsProposedtheTheory ofFormsBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Emphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Developedformallogic(syllogism)IntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)FoundedtheLyceumschoolValuedreasonover thesensesSaw thesoul asimmortalTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalance“Knowthyself”Sawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingFoundedTheAcademyin AthensUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudents

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