Taught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationProposedtheTheory ofFormsFoundedTheAcademyin AthensUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Accused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Believedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Taught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceSaw thesoul asimmortalSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)“Knowthyself”Sawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalFoundedtheLyceumschoolValuedreasonover thesensesEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationProposedtheTheory ofFormsFoundedTheAcademyin AthensUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Accused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Believedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Taught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceSaw thesoul asimmortalSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)“Knowthyself”Sawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalFoundedtheLyceumschoolValuedreasonover thesensesEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishment

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