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

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

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问题       Aesthetic thought of a distinctively modern bent emerged during the 18th century. The western philosophers and critics of this time devoted much attention to such matters【C1】______ natural beauty, the sub-lime, and representation -- a trend【C2】______ the central position they had given to the philosophy of nature.【C3】______ that time, however, the philosophy of art has become more【C4】______ than ever and has begun to【C5】______ the philosophy of nature. Various issues【C6】______ to the philosophy of art have had a marked impac【C7】______ the orientation of 20th-century aesthetics.【C8】______ among these are problems relating to the theory of art as from and to the【C9】______ between representation and expression. Still another far-reaching question has to do with the value of art. Two op- posing theoretical positions【C10】______ on this issue: one holds that art and its appreciation are a means to some recognized moral good,【C11】______ 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 【C12】______ with art as the prime object of critical judgment.【C13】______ to  the  trend  in  contemporary  aesthetic thought, critics have followed【C14】______ of two approaches. In one, criticism is restricted to the analysis and interpretation of the work of art.【C15】______ , it is devoted to articulating the response to the aesthetic object and to 【C16】______ a particular way of perceiving it. Over the years, aesthetics has developed into a broad field of knowledge and inquiry. The concerns of contemporary aesthetics include such【C17】______ problems as the nature of style and its aesthetic significance; the relation of aesthetic judgment to cultures the  【C18】______ of a history of art; the【C19】______ of Freudian psychology and other forms of psychological study to criticisms and the place of aesthetic judgment in practical【C20】______ in the conduct of everyday affairs.
【C4】
选项 A、promotional
B、promissory
C、promiscuous
D、prominent
答案D
解析 语义衔接题。选择这一句的词语关键应该看however表达的转折含义。上文说当时哲学思想关注的是像自然美这样的事物，此处意思一转，再加上几个选项的暗示，可以判断出此句的要表达意思是：但是，当时艺术的哲学思想比以往任何时候都更出色，开始排挤关于自然的哲学思想了。因此本题选D prominent(卓越的)；Apromotional，增进的；Bpromissory，允诺的；Cpromiscuous，混杂的。
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