Self-study
P1
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Phenomenon ·
Aurignacian cave paintings
Question: What was the purpose of the cave paintings?
OP Hypothesis 1 ·
It was art; it was luxury meant for enjoyment
Evidence: paintings are astonishingly well-executed; suggests creators were professional artists; suggests that Aurignacian culture was wealthy enough to support an artistic class.
P2
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Counter Evidence ·
Paintings' location too inconvenient if purpose was truly for aesthetic enjoyment
If it really was for aesthetic enjoyment, why hide the paintings deep in hard to get to caves? Doesn't make sense.
P3
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OP Hypothesis 2 ·
It was religious; intended to secure prey for hunting
Argument for Hypothesis 2 ·
Superstitious beliefs were common; paintings outline vital organs in red; evidence of ceremonies around the paintings
Passage Style
Critique or debate
Phenomenon-hypothesis (RC)
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Although some anthropologists believe
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Although the author shows signs of agreement with the anthropologists’ explanation in P3, that explanation concerns a particular group of 25,000-year-old cave paintings. We have no evidence the author thinks that explanation — which posits that the cave paintings are made at least partially for religious/hunting purposes — extends to all art made by prehistoric hunter-gatherers.
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Although the author shows signs of agreement with the anthropologists’ explanation in P3, that explanation concerns a particular group of 25,000-year-old cave paintings. We have no evidence the author thinks that explanation — which posits that the cave paintings are made at least partially for religious/hunting purposes — extends to all art made by Aurignacians.
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