great works of art

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great works of art

by madhur_ahuja » Thu Jul 30, 2009 7:43 pm
Some critics claim that it is unfair that so many great works of art are housed in huge metropolitan museums, since the populations served by these museums already have access to a wide variety of important artwork. But this criticism is in principle unwarranted because the limited number of masterpieces makes wider distribution of them impractical. Besides, if a masterpiece is to be fully appreciated, it must be seen alongside other works that provide a social and historical context for it.
Which one of the following, if established, could most logically serve as the principle appealed to in the argument countering the critics’ claim?

(A) In providing facilities to the public, the goal should be to ensure that as many as possible of those people who could benefit from the facilities are able to do so.
(B) In providing facilities to the public, the goal should be to ensure that the greatest possible number of people gain the greatest benefit possible from them.
(C) It is unreasonable to enforce a redistribution of social goods that involves depriving some members of society of these goods in order to supply others.
(D) For it to be reasonable to criticize an arrangement as unfair, there must be a more equitable arrangement that is practically attainable.
(E) A work of art should be displayed in conditions resembling as closely as possible those in which the work was originally intended to be displayed.
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by Spring2009 » Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:13 pm
I think it should be C.

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by bignasty666 » Fri Jul 31, 2009 9:05 am
good cr madhu between d and e..i choose D...

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by pandeyvineet24 » Fri Jul 31, 2009 9:23 am
C for me through elimination.

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by amazonviper » Fri Jul 31, 2009 12:04 pm
Nice CR. Was stuck between C and D. I choose C since it refutes directly against the critic's claims.
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by madhur_ahuja » Fri Jul 31, 2009 6:44 pm
OA is D

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by joseph32 » Sun May 15, 2016 8:48 pm
I will Go with option C in this case.