Valued thestudy ofnature andclassificationStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Focused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Student ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe Great“Knowthyself”Saw thesoul asimmortalEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Believedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Valuedreasonover thesensesProposedtheTheory ofFormsAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingFoundedTheAcademyin AthensFoundedtheLyceumschoolValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Focused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Student ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe Great“Knowthyself”Saw thesoul asimmortalEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Believedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Valuedreasonover thesensesProposedtheTheory ofFormsAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingFoundedTheAcademyin AthensFoundedtheLyceumschool

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