THE EVOLUTION OF BIOETHICS AND BIOLAW FROM THE PERSPECTIVES OF ZETETICS AND DOGMATICS

Abstract

This article analyzes the evolution of Bioethics and Biolaw from the relationship between Zetetics and Legal Dogmatics, understanding them as complementary fields aimed at addressing the ethical and normative complexities arising from biomedical and biotechnological advances. It is based on the premise that the expansion of human capacity to intervene in life has shifted legal debate beyond the formal application of rules, requiring critical reflection on the limits of autonomy, the protection of life, and human dignity. The objective is to examine how zetetic reflection, guided by philosophical and ethical questioning of the foundations of scientific action, contributes to the formation of Biolaw as a normative instrument for regulating practices related to human life. A qualitative methodology is adopted, with a theoretical-dogmatic nature and an interdisciplinary approach, through bibliographic and legal-philosophical analysis of references from Bioethics, Philosophy of Law, and Legal Theory. The study investigates the distinction between Law and Morality, the redefinition of the physician-patient relationship based on private autonomy, and the overcoming of the positivist paradigm through the appreciation of legal principles. It is concluded that Bioethics performs a critical and evaluative function by questioning the impacts of technoscientific interventions on human existence, while Biolaw provides normativity to these reflections. Thus, the articulation between Zetetics and Legal Dogmatics enables a more dynamic legal framework, capable of harmonizing scientific innovation, individual autonomy, and human dignity.