I still don’t understand your position. You speak of the artistic properties of aesthetics and objectivity as if they are interchangeable, and both the unilateral function of art. Whatever that may mean, I do not believe that it can be inferred from what Chekhov was trying to say. Check out my literature blog–I’ve monologued extensively on this topic (spec. “For Hevel Havalim: In Defense of Literature and Literacy” and “What’s in a Novel?”).
Also, who exactly are you representing with that “we”? I have heard the opinions of many frum people on this subject, and I have never heard this one before.