Philosophy Worksheet
Kreeft, Philosophy 101 by Socrates


Directions:
1. Please type your answers to these questions. (Handwritten answers will be accepted, but at a 15-point penalty.)
2. Put your name on at the top of the page.
3. Number your answers. Each answer should be at least four sentences long.
4. Print out two copies of your answers -- one for you and one for me -- and bring them to class. Late papers (turned in after the class is over) will earn a zero for the assignment.

I. The Apology of Socrates: Philosophy Defended

10. Philosophy is foolish

a. What does it mean for God to “possess” wisdom?

b. How does man “pursue” wisdom?

c. Do “belief in God and humility (before truth)” go naturally together?

d. Is someone like Mother Teresa the most religious -- or is a religious fundamentalist? Why?

e. In what way does Nietzsche help those pursuing truth?