▁at ▁the ▁c af és ▁had ▁a ▁range ▁that ▁varied ▁from ▁the ▁Santa ▁Cla us ▁myth ▁to ▁truth ▁to ▁beauty ▁to ▁sex ▁to ▁death . ▁They ▁pos ed ▁such ▁questions ▁as ▁What ▁is ▁a ▁fact ? ▁and ▁Is ▁hope ▁a ▁violent ▁thing ? ▁S aut et ▁made ▁the ▁discuss ions ▁seem ▁fun ▁and ▁exc iting . ▁The ▁concept ▁was ▁to ▁bring ▁people ▁together ▁in ▁a ▁public ▁friendly ▁forum ▁where ▁they ▁could ▁discuss ▁ideas . ▁A ▁c afé ▁t ended ▁to ▁have ▁this ▁type ▁of ▁atmosphere ▁where ▁people ▁were ▁relax ed ▁drink ing ▁coffee ▁and ▁carrying ▁on ▁convers ations . ▁This ▁concept ▁ultimately ▁developed ▁into ▁the ▁C afé ▁Philosoph ique ▁that ▁he ▁founded . ▁ ▁Th ous ands ▁of ▁participants ▁in ▁philosophy ▁c af és ▁world wide ▁have ▁adopted ▁S aut et ' s ▁idea ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁enh ance ▁their ▁thinking . ▁Ide as ▁are ▁thrown ▁out ▁with ▁concern ▁for ▁accuracy ▁and ▁philosoph ical ▁rig or . ▁The ▁concepts ▁discussed ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁spirit ▁of ▁toler ance ▁and ▁open ness . ▁The ▁idea ▁of ▁S aut et ' s ▁philosophy ▁c af és ▁have ▁spread ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁The ▁concept ▁that ▁started ▁in ▁France ▁and ▁subsequently ▁entered ▁England , ▁Germany , ▁Belg ium , ▁Austria , ▁Switzerland , ▁Finland ▁and ▁eventually ▁throughout ▁Europe ▁is ▁now ▁in ▁Canada , ▁South ▁America , ▁Greece , ▁Australia , ▁Japan ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Due ▁to ▁this ▁success , ▁the ▁French ▁president ▁Jacques ▁Chi rac ▁sent ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁on ▁a ▁good ▁will