Bunuel wrote:
Art Historian: Robbins cannot pass judgment on Stuart’s art. While Robbins understands the art of Stuart too well to dismiss it, she does not understand it well enough to praise it.
The art historian’s argument depends on the assumption that
(A) in order to pass judgment on Stuart’s art, Robbins must be able either to dismiss it or to praise it
(B) if art can be understood well, it should be either dismissed or praised
(C) in order to understand Stuart’s art, Robbins must be able to pass judgment on it
(D) Stuart’s art can be neither praised nor dismissed
(E) if Robbins understands art well, she will praiseit
The argument presented hinges on the idea that Robbins is in a unique position regarding Stuart's art—she understands it too well to simply dismiss it, yet not well enough to openly praise it. This argument implies a standard or threshold of understanding required to form a certain type of judgment (in this case, praise) aboutart. Let's analyze the assumptions
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Statistics : Posted by Michael909 • on 18 Oct 2022, 00:30 • Replies 2 • Views 1776
