Saw thesoul asimmortalSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthFoundedtheLyceumschoolValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Valuedreasonover thesensesTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingProposedtheTheory ofFormsDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Emphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)“Knowthyself”Focused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Student ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatFoundedTheAcademyin AthensExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentSaw thesoul asimmortalSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthFoundedtheLyceumschoolValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Valuedreasonover thesensesTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingProposedtheTheory ofFormsDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Emphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)“Knowthyself”Focused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Student ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatFoundedTheAcademyin AthensExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishment

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