THE NEW FRONTIERS OF THE HUMAN BODY

Abstract

The construction of the human body is not purely
medical and biological, It is also a social, cultural and
anthropological one to which the law is bringing its
own stone.
In our modern society, the human body has the function of a limit which separates individuals and gives
them a greater autonomy. With technoscience, we can
reconstruct ourself.
Nevertheless, our new body is not totally our own and
fully autonomous. It is part of a complex network of
social relationship which explain the ambiguity of the
human body. We want to be the author of our own
identity but we look for social acknowledgement.