Dirty Musicology

The Ecological Cost of Nihilism, or a World Disenchanted

February 09, 2024 Jameson Foster Season 1 Episode 2
The Ecological Cost of Nihilism, or a World Disenchanted
Dirty Musicology
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Dirty Musicology
The Ecological Cost of Nihilism, or a World Disenchanted
Feb 09, 2024 Season 1 Episode 2
Jameson Foster


“I for one see the disasters wrought by man to be far more cruel than those that nature brings us. But however clever we may be at increasing our wretchedness through our institutions, we have till today not succeeded in perfecting ourselves so far that life in general has become a burden for us and we choose nothingness over being.”

Medium Article link:
https://jamesonfoster.medium.com/the-ecological-cost-of-nihilism-or-a-world-disenchanted-e22cfa33641d

Topics covered in this episode:

  • Scientism
  • Nihilism
  • Land Ethic
  • Detachment
  • Music and Meaning


Show Notes


“I for one see the disasters wrought by man to be far more cruel than those that nature brings us. But however clever we may be at increasing our wretchedness through our institutions, we have till today not succeeded in perfecting ourselves so far that life in general has become a burden for us and we choose nothingness over being.”

Medium Article link:
https://jamesonfoster.medium.com/the-ecological-cost-of-nihilism-or-a-world-disenchanted-e22cfa33641d

Topics covered in this episode:

  • Scientism
  • Nihilism
  • Land Ethic
  • Detachment
  • Music and Meaning