▁mission ▁to ▁Latin ▁America ▁to ▁introduce ▁the ▁concept ▁there . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Pre de cess ors ▁▁ ▁The ▁French ▁Institute ▁for ▁Scotland ▁in ▁Edinburgh ▁also ▁runs ▁a ▁c afé ▁philosoph ique ▁in ▁Edinburgh ▁- ▁continu ing ▁a ▁tradition ▁that ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁great ▁Franc oph ile ▁phil os opher ▁David ▁H ume . ▁Staff ▁of ▁The ▁French ▁Institute ▁for ▁Scotland ▁are ▁also ▁involved ▁in ▁teaching ▁philosophy ▁in ▁Scottish ▁primary ▁schools , ▁as ▁an ▁example ▁in ▁C lack mann an . ▁In ▁England , ▁a ▁C afé ▁Philosoph ique ▁has ▁been ▁meeting ▁in ▁a ▁C rom ford ▁( Der by shire ) ▁book shop ▁c afé ▁since ▁being ▁founded ▁by ▁Wir ks worth ▁phil os opher - pot ter ▁E van ▁R uther ford ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁and ▁by ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁had ▁held ▁around ▁ 1 0 0 ▁meet ings . ▁The ▁public ▁even ings ▁are ▁usually ▁led ▁by ▁members ▁and ▁associ ates ▁of ▁the ▁ever - ch anging ▁group ▁rather ▁than ▁by ▁professional ▁philosoph ers , ▁but ▁pros pective ▁speak ers ▁are ▁welcome ▁to ▁propose ▁topics ; ▁the ▁text ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁tal ks ▁can ▁be ▁read ▁online . ▁ ▁The ▁Ott oman ▁emp ire ▁expanded ▁throughout ▁Europe ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century . ▁From ▁Vienna ▁came ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁a ▁place ▁where ▁men ▁could ▁meet ▁and ▁discuss ▁various ▁topics ▁over ▁coffee ▁or ▁tea ▁( V ienn ese ▁coffee ▁house ▁culture ). ▁Ada pt ed ▁to ▁Western ▁culture