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  3. Aesthetic thought of a distinctively modern art emerged during the 18 th century. The western philosophers and critics of this t

Aesthetic thought of a distinctively modern art emerged during the 18 th century. The western philosophers and critics of this t

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问题     Aesthetic thought of a distinctively modern art emerged during the 18 th century. The western philosophers and critics of this time devoted much attention to such matters (1)______natural beauty, the sublime, and representation—a trend reflecting the central position they had given to the philosophy of nature. (2)______ that time, however, the philosophy of art has become ever more(3)______ and has begun to(4)______ the philosophy of nature.
    Various issues(5)______ to the philosophy of art have had a (n)(6)______ impact(7)______ the orientation of 20th-century aesthetics.(8)______ among these are problems relating to the theory of art as form and(9)______ the distinction between representation and expression. Still another far-reaching question has to do with the value of art. Two(10)______ theoretical positions have taken on this issue; one holds that art and its appreciation are a means to some recognized moral good, (11)______the other maintains that art is intrinsically valuable and is an end in itself. Underlying this whole issue is the concept of taste, one of the basic concerns of aesthetics. In recent years there has also been an increasing(12)______ with art as the prime object of critical judgment. Corresponding to the trend in contemporary aesthetic thought,(13)______ have followed either of two approaches. In one, criticism is(14)______to the analysis and interpretation of the work of art.(15)______, it is devoted to articulating the response to the aesthetic object and to(16)______a particular way of perceiving it.
    Over the years, aesthetics has developed into a broad field of knowledge and inquiry. The(17)______of contemporary aesthetics include such problems as the nature of style and its aesthetic significance; the relation of aesthetic judgment to culture; the(18)______ of a history of art; the(19)______of Freudian psychology and other forms of psychological study to criticism; and the place of aesthetic judgment in(20)______reasoning in the conduct of everyday affairs.
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选项 A、and
B、or
C、though
D、while
答案D
解析 语篇衔接题。由于这两种观点是对立的，那么这两种观点之间应该用一种转折连词。[D]while“在……同时，但是”，符合本题的要求。[A]and“和”，引导并列关系，应排除；[B]or“或”，引导选择关系，也与原文不符；[C]though“尽管”，引导让步关系，也不对。
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