Ship of Theseus

Creator
Creator
Seonglae Cho
Created
Created
2021 May 5 9:37
Editor
Edited
Edited
2025 Apr 27 10:16
Refs
Refs
Human
Human

Theseus's Paradox, Theseus ship

A metaphysical problem concerning the persistence of identity and change in objects
If there are
Time-invariant
parts in the
Ship of Theseus
that are never replaced, they could be considered the physical essence of that entity. In humans, while skin cells and many atoms of organs are replaced through digestion processes, the core neuronal structure of the brain,
Cardiac muscle
cells, and
Lens protein
in the eyes are never replaced at the atomic level throughout one's lifetime. Thus, we can consider the physical essence of a human to be the core framework excluding
Neuroplasticity
, heart muscle, and visual proteins.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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