Supportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goal“Knowthyself”Taught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Accused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensValuedreasonover thesensesBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Did not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationProposedtheTheory ofFormsCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Believedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentFoundedtheLyceumschoolIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveSaw thesoul asimmortalDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Used theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatFoundedTheAcademyin AthensSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goal“Knowthyself”Taught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Accused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensValuedreasonover thesensesBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Did not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationProposedtheTheory ofFormsCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Believedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentFoundedtheLyceumschoolIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveSaw thesoul asimmortalDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Used theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatFoundedTheAcademyin Athens

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