ProposedtheTheory ofFormsTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingFoundedTheAcademyin AthensBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Focused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveSaw thesoul asimmortalUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersFoundedtheLyceumschoolStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Sawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Believedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishment“Knowthyself”Believedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Valuedreasonover thesensesAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensProposedtheTheory ofFormsTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingFoundedTheAcademyin AthensBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Focused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveSaw thesoul asimmortalUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersFoundedtheLyceumschoolStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Sawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Believedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishment“Knowthyself”Believedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Valuedreasonover thesensesAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof Athens

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