Executedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Did not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveValuedreasonover thesensesBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Emphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Student ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationSaw thesoul asimmortalAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersProposedtheTheory ofFormsSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalFoundedTheAcademyin Athens“Knowthyself”FoundedtheLyceumschoolCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Executedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Did not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveValuedreasonover thesensesBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Emphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Student ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationSaw thesoul asimmortalAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersProposedtheTheory ofFormsSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalFoundedTheAcademyin Athens“Knowthyself”FoundedtheLyceumschoolCalledhumans“rationalanimals”

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