Ship of Theseus
Thought experiment about identity over time
Summary
The Ship of Theseus, also known as Theseus's Paradox, is a paradox and common thought experiment about whether an object is the same object after having all of its original components replaced with others over time.
Originally created by 131.183.73.174
7/15/2003, 11:52:07 PM
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