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

40. Philosophy is agnostic

a. Why do we need to remind ourselves that we aren’t God? Isn’t it obvious that we’re not God?

b. Socrates says that he doesn’t know whether it is better to live or to die. It “is unknown to all but God,” he says. What does he mean? Compare his words with those of St. Paul in Philippians 1:20-26. What is your conclusion about life and death?

c. Socrates ends his Apology with the word the word “God.” Why is this significant?

d. Throughout the Apology, Socrates says, “I don’t know” (that is, he is agnostic). Is this something a Christian should say? Are there things we can know about God, ourselves, etc.? How would Socrates reply to your list.