 The attractiveness of Ziff’s point of view is that it allows for a quite different form of solution to the puzzle created by our two facts, one that gives each fact a different kind of explanation. The first claim—that there are demonstrably better and worse artworks—asserts the artistic merits of a work of art by reference to the achievements made or not made in the particular work of art. Whether such achievements are or are not made in the work is an objective question of fact, and so could be made on behalf of everyone. The second claim—that our tastes differ with respect to works of art—asserts the aesthetic value of a particular work of art to some individual or group on the basis of the aesthetic qualities that that individual or group prefers. Since preferences are usually subjective or sometimes inter-subjective, these assessments are made only on behalf of particular individuals or groups.