Focused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Valuedreasonover thesensesFoundedTheAcademyin AthensSaw thesoul asimmortalProposedtheTheory ofForms“Knowthyself”Executedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentCalledhumans“rationalanimals”FoundedtheLyceumschoolTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Sawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Focused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Valuedreasonover thesensesFoundedTheAcademyin AthensSaw thesoul asimmortalProposedtheTheory ofForms“Knowthyself”Executedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentCalledhumans“rationalanimals”FoundedtheLyceumschoolTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Sawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)

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