Valued thestudy ofnature andclassificationSaw thesoul asimmortal“Knowthyself”IntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerFoundedtheLyceumschoolSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersValuedreasonover thesensesBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceProposedtheTheory ofFormsExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)FoundedTheAcademyin AthensAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Emphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Believedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Sawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationSaw thesoul asimmortal“Knowthyself”IntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerFoundedtheLyceumschoolSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersValuedreasonover thesensesBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceProposedtheTheory ofFormsExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)FoundedTheAcademyin AthensAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Emphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Believedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Sawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goal

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