No philosophical background needed. We throw out topics with a philosophical bent and then we vote on which one to discuss. Some may have also heard of it as "Socrates Cafe". This is about our own philosophies of life and not necessarily what other philosophers have said or written. The first Philosophers' Café of the modern era, Café des Phares, is located in the Place de la Bastille, the historic centre of the French Revolution. Europe has a long history of café society and salons, informal g …