Valuedreasonover thesensesFoundedtheLyceumschoolBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Focused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Believedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)FoundedTheAcademyin AthensSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalSaw thesoul asimmortalEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishment“Knowthyself”Student ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationProposedtheTheory ofFormsCalledhumans“rationalanimals”IntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceValuedreasonover thesensesFoundedtheLyceumschoolBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Focused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Believedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)FoundedTheAcademyin AthensSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalSaw thesoul asimmortalEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishment“Knowthyself”Student ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationProposedtheTheory ofFormsCalledhumans“rationalanimals”IntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalance

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