lsat-17-3-25,求教！

caterpillar · 发表于 2004-6-17 02:35:00

Shanna: Owners of any work of art, simply by virtue of ownership, ethically have the right to destroy that artwork if they find morally or aesthetically distasteful, or if caring for it becomes inconvenient.

Jorge: Ownership of unique artworks, unlike ownership of other kinds of objects, carries the moral right to possess but not to destroy. A unique work of art with aesthetic or historical value belongs to posterity and so must be preserved, whatever the personal wishes of its legal owner.

25. On the basis of their statements, Shanna and Jorge are committed to disagreeing about the truth of which one of the following statements?

(A) Anyone who owns a portrait presenting his or her father in an unflattering light would for that reason alone be ethically justified in destroying it.

(B) People who own aesthetically valuable works of art have no moral obligation to make them available for public viewing.

(C) Valuable paintings by well-known artists are seldom intentionally damaged or destroyed by their owners.

(D) If a piece of sculpture is not unique, its owner has no ethical obligation to preserve it if doing so proves burdensome.

(E) It is legally permissible for a unique and historically valuable mural to be destroyed by its owner if he or she tires of it.

答案是A，可我怎么觉得应该是E？

robertchu · 发表于 2004-6-17 03:36:00

For A: S would agree, and J would disagree, because J would challenge that if the portrait is "a unique work of art with aesthetic or historical value", then it can not be destroyed.

For E: J would disagree. And S could also disagree. Because S contends legitimate reasons for destryong are "if they find morally or aesthetically distasteful, or if caring for it becomes inconvenient." "tires of it", in E, does not fall into the S's legitimate reasons.

caterpillar · 发表于 2004-6-17 05:10:00

但是A 也不满足条件：a unique work of art with aesthetic or historical value，至少没有说明满足这个条件。所以J不一定会反对呀？

GreenHorse · 发表于 2004-6-17 05:26:00

caterpillar has a point in the post above.

But E is wrong, because they are not talking about legal rights, instead ethical or moral.

So, I will still choose A. The portrait may have a (OR) historical value to sons and grandsons.

tricky question on second thought.

caterpillar · 发表于 2004-6-17 08:32:00

可能我比较钻牛角尖，但我还是觉得E比A好一些。

我想判断这道题有两个关键点：1、S的评判标准：morally or aesthetically distasteful, or if caring for it becomes inconvenient. 2、J的评判标准：A unique work of art with aesthetic or historical value；

正确的选项应该包含了这两个方面的标准。A中，提到了in an unflattering light ，所以S会赞成，但没有关于第2标准的阐述，所以J不一定会反对它；E中，提到了a unique and historically valuable mural ，所以J会反对；同时提到了tires of it, 我认为这也是对其艺术性的一种不认同，所以A会赞成。选E更合适。如果说tires of it没有完全切合第1条标准，那A中干脆就一点都没提到第2条标准，岂不是差得更远？

caterpillar · 发表于 2004-6-17 08:35:00

以下是引用GreenHorse在2004-6-17 5:26:00的发言：

caterpillar has a point in the post above.

But E is wrong, because they are not talking about legal rights, instead ethical or moral.

So, I will still choose A. The portrait may have a (OR) historical value to sons and grandsons.

tricky question on second thought.

Greenhorse,又读了一遍你的话，理解你的意思了。你说得对，这跟legal无关，属于无关选项。我看题还是太不仔细了。

robertchu · 发表于 2004-6-17 11:55:00

Thanks, GreenHorse, for pointing out the "legal" issue on E! I overlooked it.

lsat-17-3-25,求教！

lsat-17-3-25,求教！

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