Ship of Theseus Paradox
The ship wherein Theseus and the youth of Athens returned [from Crete] had thirty oars, and was preserved by the Athenians down even to the time of Demetrius Phalereus, for they took away the old planks as they decayed, putting in new and stronger timber in their place, insomuch that this ship became a standing example among the philosophers, for the logical question of things that grow; one side holding that the ship remained the same, and the other contending that it was not the same.
Notes:
Is a ship that has every board and nail replaced the same ship?
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Plutarch's Lives: Theseus.-Romulus.-Lycurgus.-Numa Pompilius.-Solon.-Publius Valerius PublicaTriples
We Are the Ship of Theseus
Ship of Theseus Paradox > Additional Support/Evidence > You Are Not the Same Person You Were as a ChildWe have had [most] of ourselves replaced regularly over time (with the exception of brain cells), are we the same person?
