Sawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Student ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatFoundedtheLyceumschoolProposedtheTheory ofFormsDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Saw thesoul asimmortalTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceFoundedTheAcademyin AthensExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Believedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensValuedreasonover thesenses“Knowthyself”Emphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)IntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Student ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatFoundedtheLyceumschoolProposedtheTheory ofFormsDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Saw thesoul asimmortalTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceFoundedTheAcademyin AthensExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Believedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensValuedreasonover thesenses“Knowthyself”Emphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)IntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth living

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