Unknown user

     Home

     Login or create username

Statement Map


(tear off copy of map)



All Ratings  | Watch Topic  | Copy Topic  | Ratings Breakdown 
All > Social Issues  

Fine Art and Society

Revision History - v1

Published by Rafaeles, July 7, 2008, 2:55 am GMT
Participation: default  
Type: Deductive  
Statements

View
Critiques


1) PREMISE:   
Commercial activity is governed by the exchange of products or services from producer to final consumer.

2

2) FROM 1 IT FOLLOWS THAT:   
A greater rate of exchange of products or services (i.e. more sales) and higher profit margins (i.e. a higher sale-price to cost ratio) are highly desired by commercial producers.

2

3) FROM 2 IT FOLLOWS THAT:   
In order to both increase sales and justify higher prices, commercial producers seek to portray competing products or services as inferior to the eye of the consumer, through marketing.

2

4) FROM 3 IT FOLLOWS THAT:   
In order to both increase sales and justify higher prices, commercial producers of fine art seek to portray competing producers' art objects as inferior, in the eye of the consumer, through marketing.

1

5) PREMISE:   
Creating art converts a consumer into a competitor, from the commercial producer's perspective.

1

6) FROM 4 AND 5 IT FOLLOWS THAT:   
By portraying competing producers' art objects as inferior, in the eye of the consumer, commercial producers of fine art portray consumer-created art objects as inferior in the eye of their own creators.

1

7) PREMISE:   
The majority of members of societies where capitalism is the dominant economic system do not create art objects.

2

8) FROM 6 AND 7 IT FOLLOWS THAT:   
By portraying consumer-created art objects as inferior in the eye of their own creators, commercial producers of fine art actively demotivate the creation of objects of art by other members of society.

3

9) PREMISE:   
The process of creating fine art is beneficial to all members of society.

1

10) FROM 8 AND 9 IT FOLLOWS THAT:   
The commercialization of fine art is harmful to any society where capitalism is the dominant economic system.

3
Overall Topic Rating:

 As I have not agreed with any critiques:

I find this topic to be sound



All Ratings  | Watch Topic  | Copy Topic  | Ratings Breakdown 


About This Site  -  FAQ  -  Contact Us