Autopoietic Bodily Integrity: A Biological Approach to Hybrid Minds
Recent cases of forced explantation of neurotechnologies seem to be grounded on a pre-theoretical naturalist conception of the body as an entity that cannot have a non-biological object as a proper part. However, this conception has been challenged by functional approaches, according to which if an artifact robustly contributes to the function of a body, it is part of it and should be legally treated as such. Bublitz ( 2022 ) argues that a series of problems would result from revising the law to
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Published: 8 July 2026
Source: Minds and Machines
Category: Research
Topics: Regulation · Biotech
Retrieved: 14 July 2026
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