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

22. Philosophy is therapeutic

a. Would (or does) Socrates make a good therapist? Why or why not?

b. Socrates says that we fear death because we think we are wise when we are not. Is this the real reason we fear death? Defend your answer.

c. Socrates says that we can’t know what happens after death, but can only have faith in what it will be like. How does this square with Hebrews 11:1: “Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen”?

d. Socrates wants us to love the unknown (e.g., what happens after death), rather than fear it. Is this possible -- or a goal we should set for ourselves? Why or why not?