Accused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingValuedreasonover thesensesValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveSaw thesoul asimmortalTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andideal“Knowthyself”FoundedTheAcademyin AthensProposedtheTheory ofFormsDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Believedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Believedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Supportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthFoundedtheLyceumschoolExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Student ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingValuedreasonover thesensesValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveSaw thesoul asimmortalTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andideal“Knowthyself”FoundedTheAcademyin AthensProposedtheTheory ofFormsDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Believedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Believedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Supportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthFoundedtheLyceumschoolExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Student ofSocratesand teacherof Aristotle

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