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