Focused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensProposedtheTheory ofFormsBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Taught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Developedformallogic(syllogism)Emphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingValuedreasonover thesensesCalledhumans“rationalanimals”“Knowthyself”Executedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveSaw thesoul asimmortalFoundedTheAcademyin AthensSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersFoundedtheLyceumschoolStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensProposedtheTheory ofFormsBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Taught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Developedformallogic(syllogism)Emphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingValuedreasonover thesensesCalledhumans“rationalanimals”“Knowthyself”Executedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveSaw thesoul asimmortalFoundedTheAcademyin AthensSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersFoundedtheLyceumschoolStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe Great

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