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

36. Philosophy is fallible

a. What two options does Socrates mention regarding what happens to us after death? Which one seems to fit best with what the Bible teaches? Is our soul (self) conscious after we die? (Mention Bible verses such as: Matthew 10:28; Luke 16:19-31; Acts 7:59; Phil. 1:23; and Rev. 6:9.)

b. Socrates believes that, in the afterlife, the just will be rewarded and the evildoers will be punished. However, he doesn’t offer any proof. Why not? What sort of proof does Jesus offer (hint: read Matthew 27:45-54), and why should we believe him?

c. How can St. Paul’s two-step maxim “test everything; hold fast to what is good” (1 Thess. 5:21) help you sort out truth from falsehood?