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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    While a modern day discussion group based on the teachings of a thinker from the 5th century B. C. may seem weirdly outdated, Socrates Cafes have found a surprisingly large and diverse following.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 mentioning "One question at a time" (Line 9~ 10, Last Para.), the author means that children should______.
选项 A、ask one question at a time
B、discuss one question at a time
C、answer one question at a time
D、think about one question at a time
答案B
解析 语义理解题。末段谈到讨论这些问题给孩子们带来的好处：它给孩子们一个塑造道德准则的机会，使他们清楚地意识到自己是谁，想成为什么样的人……全部目的不在于一定要找到一个最终答案，而是要让我们不停地思考这些事情。因为这里提到的是孩子，根据常识可知，孩子的理解力有限，因此one question at a time最可能是“一次只讨论一个问题”之意，故[B]为答案。这里说的是讨论问题，并非提问或回答问题，排除[A]和[C]；[D]具有较强干扰性，因为全文主旨是讨论小组，虽然引用中提到thinking about these things，但从末段全段来看，这里还是指在进行小组讨论时一次讨论一个问题或主题，排除[D]。
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