The Musings

The Musings: S2 Ep. 1 - On Repatriation - "Should Museums Repatriate their Artefacts?"

Welcome back to The Musings Podcast for season 2! In this episode we discuss the complex topic of Repatriation of museum artifacts, the meanings of culture, heritage, cultural heritage, cultural continuity, nations, repatriation, ownership and stewardship . This has been an incredibly rewarding topic to research and learn about, and much of what we learned could not feature in the episode, however all links are featured down below and we highly recommend reading them! Thank you for listening last season and we hope you enjoy! Sources:  Vox: The British Museum is full of stolen artifacts:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoTxiRWrvp8 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoTxiRWrvp8] The Verge: Ill-gotten gains: https://www.theverge.com/2013/5/13/4326306/museum-artifacts-looted-repatriation Wiki British Museum controversies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Museum#Controversies The Guardian: BM is world's largest receiver of stolen goods, says QC: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/04/british-museum-is-worlds-largest-receiver-of-stolen-goods-says-qc The Guardian: Why western museums should keep their treasures: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/nov/25/benin-bronzes-why-western-museums-should-keep-treasures Standford Phil: Cultural Heritage: https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplato.stanford.edu%2Fentries%2Fethics-cultural-heritage%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cdf47f884da6e40a1de9508d84034f436%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637329943468290767&sdata=4PA%2BwJBpwjuIexR16GOv47hAZFM6rZ2wdDy7sXtoDss%3D&reserved=0 The Conversation: why Western museums should return African artifacts: https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheconversation.com%2Frepatriation-why-western-museums-should-return-african-artefacts-117061&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cdf47f884da6e40a1de9508d84034f436%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637329943468310769&sdata=aaRMsEyUwFxOiIZZWcKuMzcpn%2BrQblqHZB02Ox39SBA%3D&reserved=0 Jenkins 2018: https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv512v68.13?seq=11#metadata_info_tab_contents [https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv512v68.13?seq=11#metadata_info_tab_contents] The Guardian: Should museums return their colonial artefacts: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/jun/29/should-museums-return-their-colonial-artefacts [https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/jun/29/should-museums-return-their-colonial-artefacts] History Today: Do historical objects belong in their country of origin: https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.historytoday.com%2Farchive%2Fhead-head%2Fdo-historical-objects-belong-their-country-origin&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cdf47f884da6e40a1de9508d84034f436%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637329943468340727&sdata=0SlX2yHRvQEwuCC2gQ9ZnHy8ctoydJuxpcv1A2NfplU%3D&reserved=0 Wiki British Museum Act 1963: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Museum_Act_1963 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Museum_Act_1963] Music: Nocturne in B Flat Minor, Op. 9 No. 1: "A Madame Camille Pleyel" · François Chaplin  Chopin: Nocturnes  ℗ 2013 Zig-Zag Territoires ℗ Anima Eterna  Released on: 2010-03-01  Composer: Frédéric Chopin

The Musings: Ep 9 - On Nationalism

In this episode, we discuss the meaning and origins of nationalism and patriotism, we argue whether nationalism can be a force for good as discussed in the IntelligenceSquared debate. We also talk about the nature of closed borders currently, as well as the implications and benefits of open borders for culture and labour. Please comment any questions you have in the youtube comments or dm us on instagram: @themusingspodcast Sources: Intelligence Squared - Nationalism is a Force for Good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYra0iKYTtg&list=WL&index=2&t=0s F. Fernandez Armesto: Out of Our Minds: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Out-Our-Minds-What-Think/dp/B07V58MZRQ/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=out+of+our+minds&qid=1594315243&sr=8-2 [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Out-Our-Minds-What-Think/dp/B07V58MZRQ/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=out+of+our+minds&qid=1594315243&sr=8-2] Yuval Noah Harari: the world after coronavirus FT: https://www.ft.com/content/19d90308-6858-11ea-a3c9-1fe6fedcca75 Rutger Bregman: Utopia for Realists: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Utopia-for-Realists/dp/B01MRBZ70S/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3UMC0ZNTAA4W&dchild=1&keywords=utopia+for+realists&qid=1594315332&s=audible&sprefix=utopia+%2Caudible%2C153&sr=1-1 [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Utopia-for-Realists/dp/B01MRBZ70S/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3UMC0ZNTAA4W&dchild=1&keywords=utopia+for+realists&qid=1594315332&s=audible&sprefix=utopia+%2Caudible%2C153&sr=1-1] Goodbye Globalisation’ (16.05.20) The Economist Vexillology: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vexillology [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vexillology] Heraldry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraldry [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraldry] Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Nationalism: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/nationalism/ [https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/nationalism/] Kants Cosmopolitan Law: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/ef72/d6803a6f94d2a68ac668ffc89bc9f72b3246.pdf [https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/ef72/d6803a6f94d2a68ac668ffc89bc9f72b3246.pdf] Music: Nocturne in B Flat Minor, Op. 9 No. 1: "A Madame Camille Pleyel" · François Chaplin  Chopin: Nocturnes  ℗ 2013 Zig-Zag Territoires ℗ Anima Eterna  Released on: 2010-03-01  Composer: Frédéric Chopin

The Musings: Ep. 8 - On Albert Camus

In this episode, we discuss the French author and Nobel Prize winner Albert Camus; his life and works as well as his philosophy present in both. We focus on his novel 'The Plague,' about the people in a town that must lockdown after the plague returns, and the overlaps in events and emotions we experience today regarding the coronavirus pandemic. We also discuss his essay 'The Myth of Sisyphus,' and the novels 'The Stranger' and 'The Fall.'   Many thanks to Inès for joining us this episode and providing insight into Camus' works and his life. Please visit her website Piece of Mind to read some fantastic articles on arts and culture: https://www.ourpieceofmind.com/   Sources:   The Plague: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Plague-Penguin-Modern-Classics/dp/0141185139/ref=pd_bxgy_img_2/261-2588424-5006005?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0141185139&pd_rd_r=416de315-14f1-4dff-ae2d-2fce7e9c2fec&pd_rd_w=twzym&pd_rd_wg=4XICu&pf_rd_p=4795fa9c-dbc3-4c88-a594-faab30ac5059&pf_rd_r=SPF3BDC66EY7MT0HNQNH&psc=1&refRID=SPF3BDC66EY7MT0HNQNH  The Fall: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fall-Penguin-Modern-Classics/dp/0141187948/ref=pd_bxgy_img_3/261-2588424-5006005?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0141187948&pd_rd_r=c7b24e9d-cd9e-4e8c-aedf-96548ca0ec58&pd_rd_w=h5qu3&pd_rd_wg=leEWb&pf_rd_p=4795fa9c-dbc3-4c88-a594-faab30ac5059&pf_rd_r=FTR1AVE5GTGK9E286S2K&psc=1&refRID=FTR1AVE5GTGK9E286S2K  The Stranger: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Outsider-Penguin-Modern-Classics/dp/0141198060/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1593466653&sr=8-6  The Myth of Sisyphus: https://www2.hawaii.edu/~freeman/courses/phil360/16.%20Myth%20of%20Sisyphus.pdf  In Our Time BBC Radio 4 - Camus: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b008kmqp  School of Life, The Plague: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSYPwX4NPg4&t=221s  Albert Camus - Positivist: https://www.jstor.org/stable/42588098?Search=yes&resultItemClick=true&searchText=albert&searchText=camus&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Dalbert%2Bcamus&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_SYC-5187%2Fcontrol&refreqid=search%3Ae3425c18f8a184888c2d63d6d6ab2dea&seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents  Camus and Sartre: https://aeon.co/ideas/how-camus-and-sartre-split-up-over-the-question-of-how-to-be-free  Albert Camus - A life: interview by Olivier Todd: https://www.c-span.org/video/?97122-1/albert-camus-life   Artwork:  Ivan Aivazovsky - Ship on Stormy Seas   Music:  Nocturne in B Flat Minor, Op. 9 No. 1: "A Madame Camille Pleyel" · François Chaplin  Chopin: Nocturnes  ℗ 2013 Zig-Zag Territoires ℗ Anima Eterna  Released on: 2010-03-01  Composer: Frédéric Chopin

The Musings: Ep. 7 - On Pandemic Governments

In this episode, we discuss the problems of surveillance and privacy of citizens during the modern day and the coronavirus pandemic, and the roles governments and companies play in tracking and using our data. We discuss the Social Contract as described by Hobbes and Rousseau as well as Machiavelli, the public interest and the idea of political obligation; in addition to 'The Science' vs science.   Many thanks to Ed Shepherdson for his appearance and insight to this episode!    Time Stamps: 01:22 - Pandemic Surveillance - Y. N. Harari  18:33 - Political Philosophy and Social Contracts  21:05 - Hobbes and State of Nature  31:22 - Rousseau and Machiavelli  35:32 - Political Obligation  40:33 - Hume and consent theory  44:57 - 'The Science' vs science   Sources:  Yuval Noah Harari: the world after coronavirus | Free to read: https://www.ft.com/content/19d90308-6858-11ea-a3c9-1fe6fedcca75  The Economist: The Coronopticon  The Economist: Big Government in Crisis  The Economist: Tailored Lockdowns - The Next Step?  B. Russel: A History of Western Philosophy:  https://archive.org/details/westernphilosoph035502mbp https://www.amazon.co.uk/History-Western-Philosophy-Routledge-Classics/dp/0415325056/ref=sr_1_1?crid=37O8EMQ6K83TT&dchild=1&keywords=a+history+of+western+philosophy&qid=1592497778&sprefix=a+history%2Caps%2C154&sr=8-1  G. Schubert: The Public Interest: https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/The_Public_Interest.html?id=XQGFAAAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y  Political Obligation - Stanford encyclopedia of philosophy: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/political-obligation/  D. D. Raphael: Problems of Political Philosophy: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Problems-Political-Philosophy-D-Raphael/dp/0333498593/ref=sr_1_1?crid=270LERAOAV7YE&dchild=1&keywords=problems+of+political+philosophy&qid=1592497958&sprefix=problems+of+pol%2Caps%2C133&sr=8-1  The Sunday Times: In Bed with the Supermodellers: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/supermodeller-neil-ferguson-should-we-trust-his-science-wsmrgtz23   Music:  Nocturne in B Flat Minor, Op. 9 No. 1: "A Madame Camille Pleyel" · François Chaplin  Chopin: Nocturnes  ℗ 2013 Zig-Zag Territoires ℗ Anima Eterna  Released on: 2010-03-01  Composer: Frédéric Chopin

The Musings: Ep. 6 Part 2 - Black Lives Matter - On Prejudice & Protests

Endeavor to educate yourself.   Black Lives Matter - silence is not an option:  https://www.ourpieceofmind.com/post/black-lives-matter-silence-is-not-an-option   In this episode (Part 2 of 2), we discuss the biases that influence some of our prejudices: the Representativeness bias and the Availability bias, in the context of protests and media. We then discuss Taleb's observation of how minorities (not majorities) cause change.   Sources:  D. Kahneman: Thinking, Fast and Slow:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp/0141033576/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3F133AAO28MA&dchild=1&keywords=thinking+fast+and+slow&qid=1591894427&s=books&sprefix=thinking+fa%2Cstripbooks%2C138&sr=1-1  D. Parfit: Reasons and Persons: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Reasons-Persons-Oxford-Paperbacks-Parfit/dp/019824908X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=GZRCJ69LHKAE&dchild=1&keywords=reasons+and+persons&qid=1591894471&s=books&sprefix=reasons+and+%2Cstripbooks%2C134&sr=1-1  The Most Intolerant Wins: The Dictatorship of the Small Minority: https://medium.com/incerto/the-most-intolerant-wins-the-dictatorship-of-the-small-minority-3f1f83ce4e15   Music: Nocturne in B Flat Minor, Op. 9 No. 1: "A Madame Camille Pleyel" · François Chaplin  Chopin: Nocturnes  ℗ 2013 Zig-Zag Territoires ℗ Anima Eterna  Released on: 2010-03-01  Composer: Frédéric Chopin