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

12. Philosophy is divine trickery

a. Was it appropriate for Socrates to call a god as a witness in his trial? Why or why not?

b. Why did Socrates take so long to understand the message from Delphi?

c. Do you think Socrates is proud of the fact that he knows nothing? Why or why not?

d. Is it biblical to think that the wisest people are those who think they are not wise?

e. Descartes taught they we all are wise because we think we are. Do you agree of disagree? Defend your answer.