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