FoundedTheAcademyin AthensBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealValuedreasonover thesensesSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationProposedtheTheory ofFormsBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Used theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Calledhumans“rationalanimals”Student ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)“Knowthyself”Saw thesoul asimmortalFoundedtheLyceumschoolEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatFoundedTheAcademyin AthensBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealValuedreasonover thesensesSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationProposedtheTheory ofFormsBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Used theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Calledhumans“rationalanimals”Student ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)“Knowthyself”Saw thesoul asimmortalFoundedtheLyceumschoolEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe Great

GREEK PHILOSOPHERS - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. 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. Founded The Academy in Athens
  2. Believed reality has two worlds – physical and ideal
  3. Valued reason over the senses
  4. Saw happiness (eudaimonia) as the highest human goal
  5. Valued the study of nature and classification
  6. Proposed the Theory of Forms
  7. Believed everything has a purpose (telos)
  8. Used the Socratic Method – asking questions to reveal truth
  9. Focused on virtue and moral character rather than wealth or power
  10. Taught the Golden Mean – virtue is balance
  11. Believed wisdom starts with admitting ignorance (“I know that I know nothing”)
  12. Called humans “rational animals”
  13. Student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle
  14. Introduced the Allegory of the Cave
  15. Accused of corrupting the youth of Athens
  16. Did not write books; ideas known through students
  17. Executed by drinking hemlock as punishment
  18. Taught that the unexamined life is not worth living
  19. Supported philosopher-kings as ideal rulers
  20. Developed formal logic (syllogism)
  21. “Know thyself”
  22. Saw the soul as immortal
  23. Founded the Lyceum school
  24. Emphasized dialogue and critical thinking
  25. Student of Plato, tutor of Alexander the Great