The Scout | الكشّاف

Share your thoughts with us | شارِكنا أفكارك In this cross-posted episode of Jerusalem Talks and The Scout, we are joined by hosts Avraham Burg, Sari Nusseibeh, and Daniel Schwake as they delve into Sari’s new book, The Scout, or Philosophy and Us. The book is one of the first ever philosophy books written in Palestinian Arabic and explores the application of the philosophical method, particularly...

Share your thoughts with us | شارِكنا أفكارك Language and the Limits of Understanding This episode begins with our false assumption that we grasp the world as it is and that others share our understanding of it. Drawing on Sufi thought, ancient greek philoshopy, and a medieval Islamic debate on language and logic, it examines how ideals, meanings, and reality diverge. Professor Nusseibeh offers co...

Share your thoughts with us | شارِكنا أفكارك Concepts and Meanings In this episode, we explore questions of meaning and concepts, and how language shapes our understanding of reality, experience, and politics. We then move into a conversation with Professor Sari Nusseibeh about the role of language in philosophy, focusing on how words can both bring people together and create deep misunderstanding...

Share your thoughts with us | شارِكنا أفكارك The School Yard In the previous episodes, we talked about three pillars of the philosophical approach: 1) awareness, 2) cognitive flexibility, and 3) good character. In episode six, we will try to apply these pillars to the world of education. We will listen to a passage from the book titled “The Schoolyard,” which gives us a short real-life example sho...

Share your thoughts with us | شارِكنا أفكارك Good character and the Socratic Method Professor Sari Nusseibeh is working on a new book, titled The Scout, or Philosophy and Us. The book, written in Arabic, explores the application of the philosophical method, particularly in the context of the Palestinians. In this podcast, we will bring sections of the book, translated into the spoken Palestinian d...

Share your thoughts with us | شارِكنا أفكارك Mental Flexibility  Professor Sari Nusseibeh is working on a new book, titled The Scout, or Philosophy and Us. The book, written in Arabic, explores the application of the philosophical method, particularly in the context of the Palestinians. In this podcast, we will bring sections of the book, translated into the spoken Palestinian dialect. We will the...

Share your thoughts with us | شارِكنا أفكارك On Awareness:  Professor Sari Nusseibeh is working on a new book, titled The Scout, or Philosophy and Us. The book, written in Arabic, focuses on how the philosophical method can be leveraged, particularly in the context of the Palestinians. In this podcast, we will bring sections of the book, translated into the spoken Palestinian dialect. We will then...

Share your thoughts with us | شارِكنا أفكارك The Need of Society:  Professor Sari Nusseibeh is working on a new book, titled The Scout, or Philosophy and Us. The book, written in Arabic, focuses on how the philosophical method can be leveraged, particularly in the context of the Palestinians. In this podcast, we will bring sections of the book, translated into the spoken Palestinian dialect. We wi...

Share your thoughts with us | شارِكنا أفكارك Who needs philosophy?   Professor Sari Nusseibeh is working on a new book, titled The Scout, or Philosophy and Us. The book, written in Arabic, focuses on how the philosophical method can be leveraged, particularly in the context of the Palestinians. In this podcast, we will bring sections of the book, translated into the spoken Palestinian dialect. We...