Ep 8: Ship of Theseus - One Ship, Two Ship, Old Ship, New Ship

You've Got It All Wrong by Thought Experiment Media.

Aug 3, 201556:53Society & Culture

The Ship of Theseus is one of longest-standing paradoxes in philosophy. It asks us to consider how something can change over time, but still remain the same thing. If we take a ship, like the Ship of Theseus, and gradual...

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