The model human

Edited by James K.A. Smith, After Modernity? is a collections of essays written by philosophers, geographers, theologians, and economists, each bringing their different types of expertise to bear on the phenomenon of globalization, each from the perspective of Christianity.  Here is a quote found in that book, in an article called "The Gift of Ruling" by John Milbank.

"Liberalism is peculiar and unlikely because it proceeds by inventing a wholly artificial human being who has never really existed, and then pretending that we are all instances of such a species.”

This is a sobering thought, not less so because it seems accurate.  What kind of society will be created when it is being created for creatures that never existed?  Any why are we heading there so fast, and without comment? 

Citation:

Milbank, John. “The Gift of Ruling” in After Modernity. Edited by James K. A. Smith. Baylor University Press, 2008.