IntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveValuedreasonover thesensesUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Focused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerFoundedTheAcademyin AthensAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatFoundedtheLyceumschoolEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)ProposedtheTheory ofFormsSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Executedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Student ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleSaw thesoul asimmortalTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalance“Knowthyself”Did not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveValuedreasonover thesensesUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Focused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerFoundedTheAcademyin AthensAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatFoundedtheLyceumschoolEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)ProposedtheTheory ofFormsSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Executedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Student ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleSaw thesoul asimmortalTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalance“Knowthyself”Did not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsValued thestudy ofnature andclassification

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