第１９回Online workshop報告（６月５日）

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《今回のworkshop》
○ Philosophy café @E’s club
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Do you like talking about philosophical issues? If you like philosophical discussions, “Philosophy café” would be a suitable place for you. Philosophy café or Café philosophique is a grassroots forum for philosophical discussion founded by a French philosopher Marc Sautet in 1992. The subjects discussed at philosophy café range from the Santa Claus myth to truth to beauty to sex to death. Anyone can join without special knowledge and people can discuss philosophical topics. The idea of Sautet’s philosophy cafés has spread around the world. There are many philosophy café groups all over Japan too.

Philosophy café is not a place to reach agreement, but enjoy having conversations about philosophical questions. The topics of philosophy café are simple but fundamental questions related to your life, beliefs, values, and etc. One of the typical questions is “what is the meaning of your life?”.

There are no specific rules of philosophy café, but there are some basic rules as follows. All participants are equal, there are no teachers or students. You can say anything but respect each other and do not deny personality. Do not use technical words, but speak based on your experience or belief. Listen until the speaker finishes talking. Do not force participants speaking.

Let’s try philosophy café this time at E’s club. The topic is about “freedom”. Freedom is a major theme of philosophy which has been discussed from old times. Here are the guiding questions. You can start answering these questions if it’s difficult to start the discussion.

・Guiding questions

1.     Do you feel free in daily life? If so, why? If not, please explain what constrains you.

2.     What kind of freedom do you need? And how can you achieve it?

3.     What does “freedom” mean to you.?

Please share the summary of opinions in your group at the end. (No specific questions to be answered.)

・References

Café philosophique

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caf%C3%A9_philosophique

総務省, 主権者教育のための学習教材, 教材１｢哲学カフェをやってみよう！｣

https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_content/000637162.pdf

森本 誠一, HUMANITAS　第38号　p.35-46, 公共的対話としての哲学カフェ

http://ginmu.naramed-u.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/10564/2533/1/35-46p.%E5%85%AC%E5%85%B1%E7%9A%84%E5%AF%BE%E8%A9%B1%E3%81%A8%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E3%81%AE%E5%93%B2%E5%AD%A6%E3%82%AB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7.pdf

桑島 紳二, 『教育開発センタージャーナル 』8, 哲学カフェ in 有瀬：その由来と狙い

https://www.kobegakuin.ac.jp/files/facility/org/journal/edc_journal/edc_journal-08_03.pdf

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