Focused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerValuedreasonover thesensesBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Supportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersProposedtheTheory ofFormsAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Valued thestudy ofnature andclassificationBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Executedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentFoundedtheLyceumschoolEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatFoundedTheAcademyin AthensTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth living“Knowthyself”Believedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealSaw thesoul asimmortalDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Focused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerValuedreasonover thesensesBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Supportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersProposedtheTheory ofFormsAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Valued thestudy ofnature andclassificationBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Executedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentFoundedtheLyceumschoolEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatFoundedTheAcademyin AthensTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth living“Knowthyself”Believedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealSaw thesoul asimmortalDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)

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