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