Believedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealFoundedtheLyceumschoolUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Valued thestudy ofnature andclassificationFoundedTheAcademyin AthensAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Saw thesoul asimmortalValuedreasonover thesensesSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Emphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveProposedtheTheory ofFormsBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)“Knowthyself”Believedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealFoundedtheLyceumschoolUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Valued thestudy ofnature andclassificationFoundedTheAcademyin AthensAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Saw thesoul asimmortalValuedreasonover thesensesSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Emphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveProposedtheTheory ofFormsBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)“Knowthyself”

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