In <strong>The Inhuman Condition</strong> Keith Tester explores whether we are capable ofcoming to terms with the world we have made then argues that we are not... » 

In The Inhuman Condition Keith Tester explores whether we are capable ofcoming to terms with the world we have made then argues that we are not. Weare so confused by the wonders and the sights and sounds around us that we alltry to build safe little homes in which we can for a while be consoled bylove which is doomed to fail as soon as it is thought about and by commoditieswhich leave us unsatisfied.This book is a major interpretation of contemporary cultural and socialrelationships. It is also a major exercise in sociology which encompassesthinkers like Heidegger Arendt Benjamin and Simmel. The author opens withHeidegger worrying about photographs of the earth and argues that contrary tosociological orthodoxy the world is now more experienced in the finding thanthe making. Tester then explores aspects of that finding from the beautifulpromises of commodities to the noises and sights of cities from the search forlove to the throbbing gristle painted by Francis Bacon. We can only come toterms with our experiences and our existences if we embrace the inhuman idiotwisdom of kitsch and perhaps there is no escape from the embrace of stupidity. «