ProposedtheTheory ofFormsSaw thesoul asimmortalSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Emphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealValuedreasonover thesensesFoundedtheLyceumschoolTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Supportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)FoundedTheAcademyin AthensDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truth“Knowthyself”Taught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationCalledhumans“rationalanimals”ProposedtheTheory ofFormsSaw thesoul asimmortalSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Emphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealValuedreasonover thesensesFoundedtheLyceumschoolTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Supportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)FoundedTheAcademyin AthensDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truth“Knowthyself”Taught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationCalledhumans“rationalanimals”

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