Mechanist philosopy, concept of "ownership" and legal status of human body parts

Abstract

The article deals with the rise of philosophical concept of mechanism, especially in the period of Molecular Biology development and its impact on legal approach to human body. The new challenges such as cloning or human genome editing are key for the dominating concept of mechanism, however, there are some limits as well. The basic question seems to be how far we „own“ our bodies. There is also an increasing role of parents by the „enhancing“ of their children. All this trends seem to be influenced by mechanism, however it creates a threat for other rights of the „enhanced“ children.