FoundedTheAcademyin AthensDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)FoundedtheLyceumschoolAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Saw thesoul asimmortalFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceValued thestudy ofnature andclassification“Knowthyself”Valuedreasonover thesensesTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Developedformallogic(syllogism)ProposedtheTheory ofFormsEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealFoundedTheAcademyin AthensDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)FoundedtheLyceumschoolAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Saw thesoul asimmortalFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceValued thestudy ofnature andclassification“Knowthyself”Valuedreasonover thesensesTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Developedformallogic(syllogism)ProposedtheTheory ofFormsEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andideal

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