Believedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)IntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingValuedreasonover thesensesValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Student ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)FoundedTheAcademyin AthensCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Believedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingSaw thesoul asimmortalUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthFoundedtheLyceumschoolProposedtheTheory ofFormsExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goal“Knowthyself”Focused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)IntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingValuedreasonover thesensesValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Student ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)FoundedTheAcademyin AthensCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Believedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingSaw thesoul asimmortalUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthFoundedtheLyceumschoolProposedtheTheory ofFormsExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goal“Knowthyself”Focused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulers

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