Valuedreasonover thesensesTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Believedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)IntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleFoundedtheLyceumschoolAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Saw thesoul asimmortalBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Used theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthFoundedTheAcademyin AthensValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationProposedtheTheory ofFormsDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or power“Knowthyself”Executedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentValuedreasonover thesensesTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Believedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)IntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleFoundedtheLyceumschoolAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Saw thesoul asimmortalBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Used theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthFoundedTheAcademyin AthensValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationProposedtheTheory ofFormsDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or power“Knowthyself”Executedby drinkinghemlock aspunishment

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