{"product_id":"how-art-transforms-us-antony-aumann-9781350438231","title":"How Art Transforms Us: A Philosophical Inquiry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDoes art get us to upend our lives by making beauty feel like truth?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow Art Transforms Us\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAumann 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 \u003ci\u003eRocky\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bear\u003c\/i\u003e, Rachel Yoder's \u003ci\u003eNightbitch\u003c\/i\u003e, climate-change installations, and activist memes, Aumann shows how art can change us without relying on reasons and arguments alone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. \u003ci\u003eHow Art Transforms Us \u003c\/i\u003econcludes 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Antony Aumann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350438235\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350438231\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.43w x 1.00d","brand":"Antony Aumann","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874582900991,"sku":"9781350438231","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-art-transforms-us-antony-aumann-9781350438231","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}