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