LSAT 112 – Section 3 – Question 17

LSAT 112 - Section 3 - Question 17

December 2001

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QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT112 S3 Q17
+LR
Most strongly supported +MSS
Conditional Reasoning +CondR
A
3%
157
B
7%
153
C
22%
155
D
56%
162
E
12%
155
147
157
167
 +Harder 144.548 +SubsectionEasier

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The purpose of a general theory of art is to explain every aesthetic feature that is found in any of the arts. Premodern general theories of art, however, focused primarily on painting and sculpture. Every premodern general theory of art, even those that succeed as theories of painting and sculpture, fails to explain some aesthetic feature of music.

Summary

The purpose of a general theory of art is to explain every aesthetic feature found in any form of art. Every premodern general theory of art fails to explain some aesthetic feature of music. Premodern general theories of art focus primarily on painting and sculpture.

Strongly Supported Conclusions

If music is art, then no premodern general theory of art achieves its purpose.

A
Any general theory of art that explains the aesthetic features of painting also explains those of sculpture.

This answer is unsupported. We know from the stimulus that premodern general theories of art primarily focus on painting and sculpture, but we don’t know if the same is true for any general theory of art.

B
A general theory of art that explains every aesthetic feature of music will achieve its purpose.

This answer is unsupported. The necessary condition for a general theory of art to achieve its purpose is for the theory to explain every aesthetic feature found in any art form. Only explaining every aesthetic feature of music is too narrow.

C
Any theory of art that focuses primarily on sculpture and painting cannot explain every aesthetic feature of music.

This answer is unsupported. The stimulus is limited to general theories of art and premodern general theories of art. “Any theory of art” is too strong.

D
No premodern general theory of art achieves its purpose unless music is not art.

This answer is strongly supported. If we were to (safely) assume that music is an art form, then premodern general theories of art fail to achieve their purpose outlined in the first sentence.

E
No premodern general theory of art explains any aesthetic features of music that are not shared with painting and sculpture.

This answer is unsupported. We don’t know from the stimulus if there are any aesthetic features that music, painting, and sculpture do not share.

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