Taught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truth“Knowthyself”Believedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Sawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalCalledhumans“rationalanimals”IntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveFoundedtheLyceumschoolDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Saw thesoul asimmortalTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)ProposedtheTheory ofFormsSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationFoundedTheAcademyin AthensBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatValuedreasonover thesensesTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truth“Knowthyself”Believedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Sawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalCalledhumans“rationalanimals”IntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveFoundedtheLyceumschoolDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Saw thesoul asimmortalTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)ProposedtheTheory ofFormsSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationFoundedTheAcademyin AthensBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatValuedreasonover thesenses

GREEK PHILOSOPHERS - Call List

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