Sawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalProposedtheTheory ofForms“Knowthyself”Taught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Used theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Taught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)FoundedtheLyceumschoolFoundedTheAcademyin AthensSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Valuedreasonover thesensesStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingSaw thesoul asimmortalAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalProposedtheTheory ofForms“Knowthyself”Taught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Used theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Taught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)FoundedtheLyceumschoolFoundedTheAcademyin AthensSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Valuedreasonover thesensesStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingSaw thesoul asimmortalAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andideal

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