Taught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Executedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentSaw thesoul asimmortalSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalProposedtheTheory ofFormsValuedreasonover thesensesValued thestudy ofnature andclassification“Knowthyself”FoundedTheAcademyin AthensDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)IntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsFoundedtheLyceumschoolUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Student ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Student ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Executedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentSaw thesoul asimmortalSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalProposedtheTheory ofFormsValuedreasonover thesensesValued thestudy ofnature andclassification“Knowthyself”FoundedTheAcademyin AthensDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)IntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsFoundedtheLyceumschoolUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Student ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Student ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe Great

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