How Art Transforms Us: A Philosophical Inquiry
Autor Antony Aumannen Limba Engleză Hardback – 26 noi 2026
How Art Transforms Us uncovers the hidden ways in which art can change who we are. Movies, novels, and songs do more than entertain us. They inspire us to quit our jobs, take up hobbies, start careers, rethink parenthood, and join political movements.
Aumann argues that art is not always honest or straightforward. It can use beauty, humor, and horror to cast boxing, hiking, motherhood, and activism in a misleading light. Worse, it can lead us to confuse aesthetic appeal with genuine insight. Drawing on examples including Rocky, The Bear, Rachel Yoder's Nightbitch, climate-change installations, and activist memes, Aumann shows how art can change us without relying on reasons and arguments alone.
The result is troubling. Art can lead us astray and undermine our autonomy. Yet there is a bright side. Art can also help us discover more meaningful ways to live. How Art Transforms Us concludes that we should not always resist art's influence. Despite the risks involved, our lives often go better if we open ourselves up to its power.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781350438248
ISBN-10: 1350438243
Pagini: 240
Dimensiuni: 138 x 216 mm
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Academic
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1350438243
Pagini: 240
Dimensiuni: 138 x 216 mm
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Academic
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Cuprins
Introduction
1. How Art Transports Us
2. How Art Inspires Us
3. How Art Converts Us
4. The Case of Motherhood
5. The Case of Activist Art
6. How to Appreciate Transformative Art
Index
1. How Art Transports Us
2. How Art Inspires Us
3. How Art Converts Us
4. The Case of Motherhood
5. The Case of Activist Art
6. How to Appreciate Transformative Art
Index
Recenzii
Art transports, inspires, and converts us-sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse. Aumann's book is a tantalizing guide to the dangers and delights of giving in to art's seductions, full of illuminating examples and rich analysis that equips readers to reflect more deeply on a core aspect of their lives
It is a commonplace that art can change us, sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse, sometimes superficially, and sometimes profoundly. In How Art Transforms us Antony Aumann has given us a comprehensive, engaging, and philosophically astute account of how these changes happen and what to think about them. Anyone interested in what art can do for--and to--us will benefit from reading this excellent book
In this lucid and fascinating book, Antony Aumann argues that art has the power to transform us. Drawing on analytic philosophy of art and the concept of transformative experience, Aumann argues that living a life open to transformation through art and its appreciation is worth the risks it entails. Philosophically engaging and deeply attentive to the texture of art and narrative, this book is an essential contribution to aesthetics, the philosophy of transformative experience, and our understanding of why art matters.
It is a commonplace that art can change us, sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse, sometimes superficially, and sometimes profoundly. In How Art Transforms us Antony Aumann has given us a comprehensive, engaging, and philosophically astute account of how these changes happen and what to think about them. Anyone interested in what art can do for--and to--us will benefit from reading this excellent book
In this lucid and fascinating book, Antony Aumann argues that art has the power to transform us. Drawing on analytic philosophy of art and the concept of transformative experience, Aumann argues that living a life open to transformation through art and its appreciation is worth the risks it entails. Philosophically engaging and deeply attentive to the texture of art and narrative, this book is an essential contribution to aesthetics, the philosophy of transformative experience, and our understanding of why art matters.