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