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

3. Philosophy is ironic

a. How do Socrates’ accusers describe him? How does this differ from how Socrates perceives himself?

b. What is the difference between objective and subjective truth?

c. Ghandi said, “God is not in strength but in truth.” Explain what you think he meant.

d. Socrates asks the jurors to consider only the justness of his claim. Why is that most important?