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Hello,
I was just wondering why E was wrong. I had D and E left, but eventually went with E because I was felt it better identified the faulty logic that since there was too many artworks already in existence this somehow affects the aesthetic fulfillment from any future artwork.
I understand your explanation of D, but am not seeing why E is wrong exactly.
If you get a chance, I'd love to hear your explanation.
Thanks,
I can see why you liked (E).
The thing is, we haven't assumed that the great number of artworks affects how much enjoyment you can get from contemporary art—instead, we've assumed that that number affects whether you'll get to see the contemporary art.
We're arguing here that you won't get enjoyment, but not because your enjoyment will be diminished or affected in any way. Rather, it's because you just won't get to see the new art in the first place.
Make sense?
I thought of it in terms of the last part of the passage which says "more aesthetically fulfilled than they otherwise could." If there are already works of art satisfying any taste imaginable, then any new art wouldn't provide MORE aesthetic fulfillment than could otherwise be provided by existing artwork. Unless, of course, people don't have access to the majority of said existing artwork. So the author isn't trying to say contemporary art is any less able to fulfill, just that it can't provide more fulfillment than people could already experience.
This is a little different from what you said in your video so I'm wondering if it's a correct way of looking at it