The Biotechnological Revolution and Its Impact on Mankind

Abstract

In this article, we show the impact of the biological and technological revolutions on modern man. In the beginning, we point at the first steps undertaken by these two sciences towards solving some of Humanity’s unbearable health problems. Scientists devoted themselves to the research in order to invent different parts for the human body, which resulted in the production of a human-machine (robot). The difficulty in distinguishing a robot from a human being is a decisive turning point in human history, especially when it comes to feelings and emotions. Things did not stop here, as the development of information sciences, cognitive sciences and nanotechnology has made scientists think about how to enhance the human body with many technological appendages to adapt to a world overwhelmed with technology. This principle is opposite to the nature of man, who constantly strives to change his situation, which makes us wonder: What is the image of the new human being established by biotechnology? Will our self-understanding of man as an animal species withies own characteristics change? What is the fate of the human being in which all these artificial devises.