It is often said that beauty is subjective. But this judgment has to be false. If one tries to glean the standard of beauty of earlier cultures from the artistic works they considered most beautiful, one cannot but be impressed by its similarity to our own standard. In many fundamental ways, what was considered beautiful in those cultures is still considered beautiful in our own time. Which one of the following statements, if true, most weakens the argument?
A: In most cultures art is owned by a small social elite.
B: Our own standard of beauty was strongly influenced by our exposure to works that were considered beautiful in earlier cultures.
C: Few contemporary artists have been significantly exposed to the art of earlier cultures.
D: The arts held a much more important place in earlier cultures than they do in our culture.
Choose A, B, C or D as your solution.
B