Accused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Sawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalFoundedTheAcademyin AthensFoundedtheLyceumschoolExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentProposedtheTheory ofFormsTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)“Knowthyself”Used theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Focused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingValuedreasonover thesensesSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Saw thesoul asimmortalAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Sawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalFoundedTheAcademyin AthensFoundedtheLyceumschoolExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentProposedtheTheory ofFormsTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)“Knowthyself”Used theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Focused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingValuedreasonover thesensesSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Saw thesoul asimmortal

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