Valued thestudy ofnature andclassificationSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Taught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Saw thesoul asimmortalDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentProposedtheTheory ofFormsUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe Great“Knowthyself”Developedformallogic(syllogism)FoundedTheAcademyin AthensSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensValuedreasonover thesensesTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Focused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleFoundedtheLyceumschoolEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Taught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Saw thesoul asimmortalDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentProposedtheTheory ofFormsUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe Great“Knowthyself”Developedformallogic(syllogism)FoundedTheAcademyin AthensSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensValuedreasonover thesensesTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Focused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleFoundedtheLyceumschoolEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinking

GREEK PHILOSOPHERS - Call List

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