Taught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingSaw thesoul asimmortalDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Valued thestudy ofnature andclassificationCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Student ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatFoundedTheAcademyin AthensDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsValuedreasonover thesensesSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)ProposedtheTheory ofFormsIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Accused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinking“Knowthyself”FoundedtheLyceumschoolTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingSaw thesoul asimmortalDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Valued thestudy ofnature andclassificationCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Student ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatFoundedTheAcademyin AthensDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsValuedreasonover thesensesSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)ProposedtheTheory ofFormsIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Accused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinking“Knowthyself”FoundedtheLyceumschool

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