"If you remove one plank from the ship, is it still the same ship."
"If all the planks have been removed, is it still the same ship"
This is the ship of Theseus, and according to google, "the ship of Theseus is a thought experiment that raises the question of whether an object that has had all of its components replaced remains fundamentally the same object." In further detail, our identity. I believe that my identity comes from my mind. So, therefore, my personality, my beliefs, my interest and so on is what makes me who I am; we all have different minds so that makes us all different. But if you were to think about identity in terms of the ship of Theseus, Would you still remain the same person if your external body parts were to be replaced but your mind and all that doesn't change?
Friday 19 February 2021
Ship of Theseus
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Ah, the mind theory! Yes, it seems that our identity must have more to do with our mind than it does our body. What are some the issues you can think of with the mind theory?
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