“Knowthyself”FoundedTheAcademyin AthensIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealProposedtheTheory ofFormsBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Believedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Developedformallogic(syllogism)Saw thesoul asimmortalExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Used theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerValuedreasonover thesensesDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsFoundedtheLyceumschoolEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinking“Knowthyself”FoundedTheAcademyin AthensIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealProposedtheTheory ofFormsBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Believedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Developedformallogic(syllogism)Saw thesoul asimmortalExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Used theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerValuedreasonover thesensesDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsFoundedtheLyceumschoolEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinking

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