Suppose that the following pair of statements appears in a review of the same work of art. Identify which of the aesthetic principles referred to in the text each statement in the pair appeals to. Then state whether the principles are compatible and thus form the basis for a consistent review, or whether they are incompatible and cannot both be used in a consistent review.a. By the end of the nineteenth century, Bierstadt's painting was condemned as grandiose and sentimental; this is an example of the corruption of critical judgment by retrogressive political interests.b. We must accept that the correctness of aesthetic taste is always an effect of the times.
What will be an ideal response?
(a) Principle 3; more subtly, Principle 5; (b) Principle 8; incompatible.
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