Neo-cannibalism and the body: the limits of civilization in the age of technology

This article explores the topic of neo-cannibalism, the terminology used by Bogusław Wolniewicz to describe contemporary transplantology. The author analyzes how the replacement of medical language with explicit terms is changing the perception of organ harvesting as the absorption of the corporeal matter of the deceased. The text juxtaposes Wolniewicz's philosophical reflections with Stanisław Lem's technological visions, exploring the boundaries between nature and technology. It addresses the desacralization of human remains, the disappearance of traditional rites of passage, and the legal aspects of presumed consent. The reader will find a profound axiological analysis that raises questions about individual autonomy and the state's utilitarian approach to human biology. This is a provocative look at the foundations of our civilization in the face of medical progress, where the body becomes a resource, and the boundaries of the sacred are blurred by the technologicalization of existence.