Believedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Valuedreasonover thesensesFoundedTheAcademyin AthensUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealProposedtheTheory ofFormsExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersSaw thesoul asimmortalEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingStudent ofSocratesand teacherof Aristotle“Knowthyself”Taught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Calledhumans“rationalanimals”Developedformallogic(syllogism)Focused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerFoundedtheLyceumschoolDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Valuedreasonover thesensesFoundedTheAcademyin AthensUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealProposedtheTheory ofFormsExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersSaw thesoul asimmortalEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingStudent ofSocratesand teacherof Aristotle“Knowthyself”Taught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Calledhumans“rationalanimals”Developedformallogic(syllogism)Focused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerFoundedtheLyceumschoolDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalValued thestudy ofnature andclassification

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