Valued thestudy ofnature andclassificationEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingValuedreasonover thesensesFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentCalledhumans“rationalanimals”ProposedtheTheory ofFormsSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Believedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)“Knowthyself”Accused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensFoundedTheAcademyin AthensFoundedtheLyceumschoolBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Student ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealSaw thesoul asimmortalTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingValuedreasonover thesensesFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentCalledhumans“rationalanimals”ProposedtheTheory ofFormsSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Believedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)“Knowthyself”Accused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensFoundedTheAcademyin AthensFoundedtheLyceumschoolBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Student ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealSaw thesoul asimmortalTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truth

GREEK PHILOSOPHERS - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. 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. Valued the study of nature and classification
  2. Emphasized dialogue and critical thinking
  3. Valued reason over the senses
  4. Focused on virtue and moral character rather than wealth or power
  5. Executed by drinking hemlock as punishment
  6. Called humans “rational animals”
  7. Proposed the Theory of Forms
  8. Saw happiness (eudaimonia) as the highest human goal
  9. Did not write books; ideas known through students
  10. Taught that the unexamined life is not worth living
  11. Student of Plato, tutor of Alexander the Great
  12. Introduced the Allegory of the Cave
  13. Developed formal logic (syllogism)
  14. Believed wisdom starts with admitting ignorance (“I know that I know nothing”)
  15. “Know thyself”
  16. Accused of corrupting the youth of Athens
  17. Founded The Academy in Athens
  18. Founded the Lyceum school
  19. Believed everything has a purpose (telos)
  20. Student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle
  21. Supported philosopher-kings as ideal rulers
  22. Believed reality has two worlds – physical and ideal
  23. Saw the soul as immortal
  24. Taught the Golden Mean – virtue is balance
  25. Used the Socratic Method – asking questions to reveal truth