Question #1489

confused by wording

Started by rachelsilver · started 2020-07-25 18:37 · last activity 2020-07-25 20:28 · 1 reply

I read the answer explanation for this question and I see how the author assumes that judgments about extrinsic value must be subjective (a matter of taste). The wording here confuses me though. Doesn't the author take for granted that extrinsic can be objective (not cannot be objective) since she assumes they are all subjective?

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  1. Ravi · 2020-07-25 20:28

    @rachelsilver, Great question. The author is not taking for granted (assuming) that extrinsic can be objective. Since she's assuming that extrinsic artworks are all subjective, there is no way that she's assuming that they can be objective because being subjective means that they are NOT objective. Does that make sense? Let us know if you have any other questions!

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