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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

20. Philosophy is simplistic

a. Socrates says, “You are wrong, my friend, if you think a man with a spark of decency in him ought to calculate life or death...” Should Christians not be concerned about whether we live or die? Use at least two verses from the Bible to support your answer. (Hint: use http://bible.gospelcom.net to look up verses.)

b. Socrates believes that the only question that a person should ask himself “is whether he does right or wrong, whether it is what a good man does or a bad man does.” What does he mean? Is he teaching “salvation” by human works? Defend your answer.

c. G.K. Chesteron says that life is not complicated for a man of principles. Does that mean that a complicated life is a sign of a lack of virtue? Can life be complicated in different ways?

d. Kreeft refers to “a double reaction to the single-mindedness of Socrates,” that is, we either think he’s naive and unsophisticated, or we think he a “better man” than we are. What is your take on Socrates? Defend your answer.