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