Student ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersValuedreasonover thesensesTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentSaw thesoul asimmortalUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truth“Knowthyself”FoundedTheAcademyin AthensSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Student ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Taught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Did not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsFoundedtheLyceumschoolDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)ProposedtheTheory ofFormsAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersValuedreasonover thesensesTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentSaw thesoul asimmortalUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truth“Knowthyself”FoundedTheAcademyin AthensSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Student ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Taught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Did not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsFoundedtheLyceumschoolDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)ProposedtheTheory ofFormsAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof Athens

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.


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
  1. Student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle
  2. Supported philosopher-kings as ideal rulers
  3. Valued reason over the senses
  4. Taught the Golden Mean – virtue is balance
  5. Executed by drinking hemlock as punishment
  6. Saw the soul as immortal
  7. Used the Socratic Method – asking questions to reveal truth
  8. “Know thyself”
  9. Founded The Academy in Athens
  10. Saw happiness (eudaimonia) as the highest human goal
  11. Introduced the Allegory of the Cave
  12. Focused on virtue and moral character rather than wealth or power
  13. Emphasized dialogue and critical thinking
  14. Believed wisdom starts with admitting ignorance (“I know that I know nothing”)
  15. Student of Plato, tutor of Alexander the Great
  16. Valued the study of nature and classification
  17. Called humans “rational animals”
  18. Taught that the unexamined life is not worth living
  19. Believed reality has two worlds – physical and ideal
  20. Believed everything has a purpose (telos)
  21. Did not write books; ideas known through students
  22. Founded the Lyceum school
  23. Developed formal logic (syllogism)
  24. Proposed the Theory of Forms
  25. Accused of corrupting the youth of Athens