“Knowthyself”FoundedTheAcademyin AthensTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationFoundedtheLyceumschoolIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveValuedreasonover thesensesSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)ProposedtheTheory ofFormsEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Did not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Accused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Student ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentSaw thesoul asimmortalBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andideal“Knowthyself”FoundedTheAcademyin AthensTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationFoundedtheLyceumschoolIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveValuedreasonover thesensesSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)ProposedtheTheory ofFormsEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Did not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Accused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Student ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentSaw thesoul asimmortalBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andideal

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