IntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensSaw thesoul asimmortalStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Valuedreasonover thesensesTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceFoundedTheAcademyin AthensEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingProposedtheTheory ofFormsStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthFoundedtheLyceumschool“Knowthyself”Believedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Calledhumans“rationalanimals”Believedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Valued thestudy ofnature andclassificationDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensSaw thesoul asimmortalStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Valuedreasonover thesensesTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceFoundedTheAcademyin AthensEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingProposedtheTheory ofFormsStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthFoundedtheLyceumschool“Knowthyself”Believedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Calledhumans“rationalanimals”Believedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Valued thestudy ofnature andclassificationDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishment

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