Thinker Salon

Originated in Europe, the term “salon” traditionally referred to a gathering held in a café, studio, or home for the purpose of intellectual and literary discussion from the 1500s to early 1900s.

Notably, politically dissatisfied artists gathered in the Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich in the early 1900s, eventually making it the birthplace of Dadaism. Similarly, the debates between Jean Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir in the renowned Café de Flore in Paris spawned the development of existentialism and feminism.

Today’s youth also possess a similar passion to bring about important social changes reminiscent of those cultivated in the salons in Europe or the tea houses in Hong Kong and Taiwan throughout history. The Thinker Salon of the Lung Yingtai Cultural Foundation relies on the participation and enthusiasm of Taiwan’s youth to create a new platform for independent thinking. Our hope is to empower the latest generation of Taiwan’s young adults to develop their own informed, diverse perspectives, participate in these critical debates, and to confront today’s most pressing global challenges.

 

Topics for the Thinker Salon have included international and cross strait issues, society, sustainability, trending thoughts, and education.

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