Believedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealValuedreasonover thesensesStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe Great“Knowthyself”Student ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Valued thestudy ofnature andclassificationTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingProposedtheTheory ofFormsExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentFoundedtheLyceumschoolSaw thesoul asimmortalTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Supportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Sawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Used theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthFoundedTheAcademyin AthensBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealValuedreasonover thesensesStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe Great“Knowthyself”Student ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Valued thestudy ofnature andclassificationTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingProposedtheTheory ofFormsExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentFoundedtheLyceumschoolSaw thesoul asimmortalTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Supportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Sawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Used theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthFoundedTheAcademyin Athens

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