Ship of Theseus
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| The paradox had been discussed by other ancient philosophers such as [[Heraclitus]] and [[Plato]] prior to Plutarch's writings, and more recently by [[Thomas Hobbes]] and [[John Locke]]. Several [[#Variations of the paradox|variants]] are known, including the '''grandfather's axe''', which has had both head and handle replaced. | The paradox had been discussed by other ancient philosophers such as [[Heraclitus]] and [[Plato]] prior to Plutarch's writings, and more recently by [[Thomas Hobbes]] and [[John Locke]]. Several [[#Variations of the paradox|variants]] are known, including the '''grandfather's axe''', which has had both head and handle replaced. | ||
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| + | The French critic and essayist, [[Roland Barthes]], refers at least twice to a ship that is entirely rebuilt, in the preface to his ''[[Essais Critiques]]'' (1971) and later in his ''[[Roland Barthes par Roland Barthes]]'' (1975); in the latter, the persistence of the form of the ship is seen as a key structuralist principle. He calls this ship the ''[[Argo]]'', on which Theseus was said to have sailed with Jason; he may have confused the ''Argo'' (referred to in passing in Plutarch's ''Theseus'' at 19.4) with the ship that sailed from Crete (''Theseus'', 23.1). | ||
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| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| - | * [[Brain implant]] | + | * [[Anatta]] – a similar concept in Buddhist philosophy |
| - | * [[DSV Alvin#Recent overhauls|DSV ''Alvin'']] | + | * [[Bundle theory]] |
| * [[Haecceity]] | * [[Haecceity]] | ||
| - | * [[Identity and change]] | ||
| * [[Interchangeable parts]] | * [[Interchangeable parts]] | ||
| * [[Mereological essentialism]] | * [[Mereological essentialism]] | ||
| - | * [[Mind uploading]] | ||
| - | * [[Neurathian bootstrap]] | ||
| - | * [[Philosophy of self]] | ||
| - | * [[S. (Dorst novel)|''S.'' (Dorst novel)]] | ||
| - | * [[Ship of Theseus (film)|''Ship of Theseus'' (film)]] | ||
| - | * [[Swampman]] | ||
| - | * [[Sorites paradox]] | ||
| - | * [[Śūnyatā]] | ||
| * [[Milinda Panha]] | * [[Milinda Panha]] | ||
| - | * [[Teletransportation paradox]] | + | * [[Neurath's boat]] |
| - | * [[The Fifth Elephant]] | + | * [[Transporter (Star Trek)]] |
| - | * [[Theseus]] | + | * [[Four_causes]] |
| - | * [[USS Niagara (1813)|USS ''Niagara'' (1813)]] | + | |
| - | * [[USS Constellation (1854)|USS ''Constellation'' (1854)]] | + | |
| - | * [[Vehicle restoration]] | + | |
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The ship of Theseus, also known as Theseus's paradox, 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. The paradox is most notably recorded by Plutarch in Life of Theseus from the late first century. Plutarch asked whether a ship that had been restored by replacing every single wooden part remained the same ship.
The paradox had been discussed by other ancient philosophers such as Heraclitus and Plato prior to Plutarch's writings, and more recently by Thomas Hobbes and John Locke. Several variants are known, including the grandfather's axe, which has had both head and handle replaced.
The French critic and essayist, Roland Barthes, refers at least twice to a ship that is entirely rebuilt, in the preface to his Essais Critiques (1971) and later in his Roland Barthes par Roland Barthes (1975); in the latter, the persistence of the form of the ship is seen as a key structuralist principle. He calls this ship the Argo, on which Theseus was said to have sailed with Jason; he may have confused the Argo (referred to in passing in Plutarch's Theseus at 19.4) with the ship that sailed from Crete (Theseus, 23.1).
See also
- Anatta – a similar concept in Buddhist philosophy
- Bundle theory
- Haecceity
- Interchangeable parts
- Mereological essentialism
- Milinda Panha
- Neurath's boat
- Transporter (Star Trek)
- Four_causes
