Sawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerSaw thesoul asimmortalExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceFoundedtheLyceumschoolBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealFoundedTheAcademyin AthensValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Taught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Emphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe Cave“Knowthyself”Student ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)ProposedtheTheory ofFormsValuedreasonover thesensesBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Sawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerSaw thesoul asimmortalExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceFoundedtheLyceumschoolBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealFoundedTheAcademyin AthensValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Taught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Emphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe Cave“Knowthyself”Student ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)ProposedtheTheory ofFormsValuedreasonover thesensesBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)

GREEK PHILOSOPHERS - Call List

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