Lecture 2 - Cyborg body

In our age, technology as reached a point where manipulation of the human body as become possible in many aspect. At this point, society is posed against different moral issues raised by what seems like the unlimited possibilities of science. In this week lecture, these different possibilities and moral choice are explored.

For myself, I don’t see these technological ‘’enhancement’’ as possible ways of artistic expression. As movie and story does (as referenced many time in the lectures), I believe artist involvement does however raise awareness of the subject. I believe the use of technology by human society will grow increasingly with time but I don’t think it will come to some extreme possibilities presented in the different texts. Also, unless there is a major cultural change, only a few atrocity will see day (ex: Michael Jackson). In fact, I believe society now see natural body as a symbol of power more and more. As glasses are seen as a weakness to little children, I believe the richest people will integrate technology in a subtle way to the body. Also, I believe this integration of technology is a good thing for science and humanity. For example, I see as a good thing the availability of ‘’cyborg’’ pig that produce human blood as was done in an American university.

Despite my enthusiasm, I believe the increasing integration of technology in the human body will lead to some unwanted atrocity. For example, the abuse of third world citizen by a increasing ‘’body part’’ black market is completely unacceptable and first world citizen should take a great care in avoiding it happening. Now please, I don’t have a robotic arm or second brain as of now and I will stop my reflection on the subject for today.

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