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The Fever of Philosophy Discussion There’s a buzz in the air at the El Diablo Coffee Co, in Seattle, and it’s, not just comi

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问题                         The Fever of Philosophy Discussion
    There’s a buzz in the air at the El Diablo Coffee Co, in Seattle, and it’s, not just coming from the aroma of the shop’s Cuban-style coffee drinks. On a recent Wednesday evening, as most customers sat quietly reading books or tapping away on their laptop computers, about 15 People gathered in a circle discussing philosophy. "What is a well-lived life?" Asked one, as the group enjoyed a intellectual high.
    Known as a Socrates Cafe, the group at El Diablo is just one of 150 or so that meet in coffee shops, bookstores, libraries, churches and community centers across the country. Founded by Christopher Phillips, a former journalist and teacher, the cafes are designed to get people talking about philosophical issues. Using a kind of Socratic method, they encourage people to develop their views by posing questions, being open to challenges and considering alternative answers. Adhering to Socrates’ belief that the unexamined life is not worth living, the cafes focus on exchanging ideas, not using them to pummel other participants.
    "Instead of just yelling back and forth, we take a few steps back and examine people’s underlying values. People can ask why to their heart’s content," says Philips, whose most recent book Six Questions of Socrates, came out earlier this year.
    While a modern day discussion group based on the teachings of a thinker from the 5th century B. C. may seem weirdly outdated, Socrates Cafes have found a surprisingly large and diverse following. "People who get off on ideas come to this," says Fred Korn, 65, a retired philosophy professor, who attends the Wednesday-night meetings at El Diablo. "Outside of college, there’re not a lot of opportunities to get together with people who want to talk about ideas."
    For Philips, the dialogue groups are about much more than good conversation. "It’s grass-roots democracy," he says. "It’s only in a group setting that people can hash out their ideas about how we should act not just as an individual but as a society." To avoid divisive dead-end arguments, the cafes frequently turn current events into broader philosophical questions. For example, instead of arguing about whether gay couples should marry, a group asked, "what is an excellent marriage?"
    While Phillips believes the cafes can benefit anyone, one of his favorite groups is children. Philosophy is important for kids of all ages, Philip says, because "it gives them this great chance to shape their moral code, to figure out clearly who they are and who they want to be. . . The whole idea is not that we have to find a final answer; it’s that we keep thinking about these things". One question at a time.
By describing the scene of the El Diablo Coffee, the author implies that______.
选项 A、the El Diablo Coffee is the first cafe where people meet to discuss philosophy
B、discussion groups based on the teachings of Socrates are reviving at cafes
C、many people enjoy discussing philosophy, especially the teachings of Socrates
D、when thinking about the meaning of life, people often enjoy high spirits
答案B
解析 推理判断题。首段描述了西雅图El Diablo咖啡屋的情景：空气中透着一丝兴奋，大约有15个人围成一圈在讨论哲学问题。接着第二段首句指出：EI Diablo咖啡屋的这个讨论组叫做“苏格拉底咖啡小组”，它只是全国150个左右在咖啡屋、书店、图书馆、教堂及社区中心等地聚会的讨论组之一。可见这是对首段内容的总结，据此可知[B]为答案。这里只提到人们在El Diablo咖啡屋讨论哲学问题，没有指，明它是第一间这样的咖啡屋，排除[A]；从第二段第三句可以看出，讨论小组采用苏格拉底问答法，并非讨论苏格拉底的信条，排除[C]；[D]是对首段末句细节的重述，不是论据支持的论点，排除。
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