Executedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleProposedtheTheory ofFormsBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Saw thesoul asimmortalTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthValuedreasonover thesensesBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveFoundedTheAcademyin AthensSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulers“Knowthyself”Believedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Developedformallogic(syllogism)Calledhumans“rationalanimals”Student ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatFoundedtheLyceumschoolEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleProposedtheTheory ofFormsBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Saw thesoul asimmortalTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthValuedreasonover thesensesBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveFoundedTheAcademyin AthensSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulers“Knowthyself”Believedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Developedformallogic(syllogism)Calledhumans“rationalanimals”Student ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatFoundedtheLyceumschoolEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goal

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