Discussion on “Who Owns Culture, Anyway?” » by AppiahKwame Anthony Appiah has argued that cultural objects have potential value for all human beings, opining that there is universal ownership of cultural objects and continued appropriations guaranteed by such claims. However, his support for panhuman ownership of cultural artifacts and cosmopolitanism is questionable. I support an "ownership" perspective on cultural artifacts and believe that cosmopolitanism should be based on peace and the development of humanity. The author's point in “Whose Culture Is It, Anyway?” ”, Kwame Anthony Appiah begins by pointing out that some museums around the world, particularly in the West, have large collections of artifacts and objects that have been stolen from developing and poor countries. He then asks a question: who owns these cultural heritages and properties? Our first response might be that, since they constitute the cultural heritage of a people, they belong to the people and culture from which they were taken. Appiah doubts this and argues that while some cultural objects are potentially valuable to all human beings, they should belong to all of humanity. He believes that when they make a contribution to world culture, they should be protected by being made available to those who would benefit from their experience and placed under the guardianship of humanity. In particular, when talking about the possession of cultural heritage, Appiah believes that from the point of view of cosmopolitanism, cultural and artistic objects do not belong to a particular nation or country, because artists have absorbed the the essence of a diverse civilization and culture in the process of its creation. They should therefore belong to all humanity. For example... in the middle of the article... its value and validity deserves to be questioned. Third, Appiah believes that cultural artifacts are potentially valuable to all human beings and therefore belong to all humanity, without taking into account historical, social aspects. and anthropological reality. Rather, it is an attempt to cover up the shameful trade in loot stolen from its original owners. In a word, cultural heritage belongs to the place where it is created. Based on this precondition, cultural artifacts can only be shared by all human beings when their owner himself offers it. Works Cited Brice, Arthur & Shoichet, Catherine E., 2010, “President of Peru: Yale agrees to return Inca artifacts”: http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/11/20/peru .yale.artifacts/“Cosmopolitanism”: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/cosmopolitanism/#BibSen, Amartya, 2006, “Identity and violence: the illusion of destiny”. Allan Lane