Believedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudents“Knowthyself”Calledhumans“rationalanimals”Sawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleValuedreasonover thesensesUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveSaw thesoul asimmortalTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingFoundedTheAcademyin AthensProposedtheTheory ofFormsBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Focused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Supportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatFoundedtheLyceumschoolAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Emphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudents“Knowthyself”Calledhumans“rationalanimals”Sawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleValuedreasonover thesensesUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveSaw thesoul asimmortalTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingFoundedTheAcademyin AthensProposedtheTheory ofFormsBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Focused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Supportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatFoundedtheLyceumschoolAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Emphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentValued 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. Believed reality has two worlds – physical and ideal
  2. Did not write books; ideas known through students
  3. “Know thyself”
  4. Called humans “rational animals”
  5. Saw happiness (eudaimonia) as the highest human goal
  6. Student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle
  7. Valued reason over the senses
  8. Used the Socratic Method – asking questions to reveal truth
  9. Introduced the Allegory of the Cave
  10. Saw the soul as immortal
  11. Taught that the unexamined life is not worth living
  12. Founded The Academy in Athens
  13. Proposed the Theory of Forms
  14. Believed wisdom starts with admitting ignorance (“I know that I know nothing”)
  15. Focused on virtue and moral character rather than wealth or power
  16. Believed everything has a purpose (telos)
  17. Supported philosopher-kings as ideal rulers
  18. Student of Plato, tutor of Alexander the Great
  19. Founded the Lyceum school
  20. Accused of corrupting the youth of Athens
  21. Taught the Golden Mean – virtue is balance
  22. Developed formal logic (syllogism)
  23. Emphasized dialogue and critical thinking
  24. Executed by drinking hemlock as punishment
  25. Valued the study of nature and classification