The function of science is to reassure; the purpose of art is to upset. Therein lies the value of each.- GRE Issue 86
The speaker maintains that the function of art is to "upset" while the function of science is to "reassure," and that it is in these functions that the value of each lies. In my view, the speaker unfairly generalizes about the function and value of art, while completely missing the point about the function and value of science.
Consider first the intent and effect of art. In many cases artists set about to reassure, not to upset. Consider the frescos of Fra Angelico and others monks and nuns of the late medieval period, who sought primarily through their representations of the Madonna an...
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Category: Excellent Excellent
No. of Grammatical Errors: 0 2
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