A. Even to suggest, in the recent climate, that an artwork might be good because it is pleasurable, as opposed to cognitively, morally or politically beneficial, is to court derision. B. Much of the discourse about beauty since the Eighteenth century had deployed a notion of the ‘aesthetic’, and so that notion in particular came in for criticism. C. The twentieth century has not been kind to the notions of beauty or the aesthetic. D. This disdain for the aesthetic may have roots in a broader cultural Puritanism, which fears the connection between the aesthetic and pleasure.

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  1. BCAD

  2. BDAC

  3. BDCA

  4. ABCD

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Correct Option: B

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To answer this question, let's go through each option to understand why it is correct or incorrect:

Option A) BCAD - This option is incorrect because it does not match the given correct answer.

Option B) BDAC - This option is correct. The given statement B mentions the discourse about beauty and the notion of the 'aesthetic', which came in for criticism since the Eighteenth century. Statement D provides a possible explanation for this criticism by suggesting that the disdain for the aesthetic may have roots in a broader cultural Puritanism. Statement A mentions that suggesting an artwork might be good because it is pleasurable is to court derision in the recent climate. Statement C mentions that the twentieth century has not been kind to the notions of beauty or the aesthetic. Therefore, option B is the correct answer.

Option C) BDCA - This option is incorrect because the order of statements C and D is reversed compared to the correct answer.

Option D) ABCD - This option is incorrect because the order of statements B and D is reversed compared to the correct answer.

The correct answer is B. This option is correct because it follows the given order of statements in the question.

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