Plutarch’s Ship of Theseus paradox questions if identity remains when all parts change, challenging what it means to be the ...

The Greek writer Plutarch proposed this question: If a ship's planks are replaced over time due to wear and tear until none of the original pieces remain, is it still the same ship? When you ...

The Ship of Theseus is a thought experiment about whether an object which has had all of its original components replaced remains the same object. Theseus, the mythical Greek founder-king of Athens, ...

Can we call it a success? The verdict depends on your position in a philosophical argument based on “The Ship of Theseus.” Plutarch describes a ship of this name that sails for hundreds of years while ...

“Are you familiar with the thought experiment, ‘The Ship of Theseus?’ in the field of identity metaphysics?” Vision asks White Vision. “Naturally,” White Vision responds. He then ...

In the Ship of Theseus paradox, there’s a solution that says if two identical-looking ships exist at different times, they’re ...