Did not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsValuedreasonover thesensesValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationSaw thesoul asimmortalBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Developedformallogic(syllogism)IntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)FoundedTheAcademyin AthensSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Taught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe Great“Knowthyself”FoundedtheLyceumschoolProposedtheTheory ofFormsEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsValuedreasonover thesensesValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationSaw thesoul asimmortalBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Developedformallogic(syllogism)IntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)FoundedTheAcademyin AthensSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Taught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe Great“Knowthyself”FoundedtheLyceumschoolProposedtheTheory ofFormsEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or power

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