Subjecive Value

Question 1

General issue with non unique artistic value

Answer 1

To know whether art is valuable we must know what value is

We value thing so there must be value

Question 2

Distinction 1

Answer 2

Instrumental value
1 m is instrumentally valuable if it helps to achieve e
2 if we value e we may value m in a secondary sense

( internet and research eg)

Question 3

What are the 3 d’s

Answer 3

Distinct - must not be part of end

Derivative - m’s value comes from achieving E

Dispensable - if there is a better way to achieve e , m can be dispensed so has no proper value

Question 4

Distinction 2

Answer 4

Incidental and value ‘proper’

1 m can be valuable in many ways incidentally
2 e is it’s value ‘proper’
3 a work of art must be valued as art although it can be valuable in other ways too

Question 5

Distinction 3

Answer 5

Objective and subjective value

Objective - eg math truths ,facts of the worlds etc
- not a degree/scale it either is or is not

Subjective -concerns person forming opinion
-not equally distributed and can be valued in degrees

Question 6

Coexisting value - informative

Answer 6

Teaches us about a particular state of affairs regarding the world and people

Merely instrumental and once end is reach the painting loses importance

Question 7

Coexisting value - therapy

Answer 7

Audience - psychological catharsis by experiencing it

Artist - expression of emotions through painting

Doesn’t value painting as painting

Question 8

Coexisting value - decoration

Answer 8

Art can be used to decorate a room

Doesn’t value art as art

Question 9

Statement of value being uniquely artisic

Answer 9

Presence of reasons should indicate universal agreement (reason and the ‘truth’)

Question 10

Problems with reason and the truth?

Answer 10

1 complex reasons - the meaning may be complex leading to different interpretations

2 disagreement on reasons - substantial disagreement when reason can’t be seen to justify value

3 faulty application of reason - link between value and reasons distorted by extraneous factors

Question 11

Any legitimate artistic values this approach fails to account for?

Answer 11

Originality

Contribution to understanding (marks a special place in time etc )

Question 12

Result of argument?

Answer 12

The argument fails as it doesn’t outline how far outside the work we would have to look to find value on a case by case basis