> Before Theseus departed on his journey, were the trees that would eventually be used to repair his ship considered to be already the Ship of Theseus, planks a

> Before Theseus departed on his journey, were the trees that would eventually be used to repair his ship considered to be already the Ship of Theseus, planks and spars still hidden in trees like a statue in marble that hadn't even been quarried yet? > Maybe after, but not before! What about the planks ordered and bought to build the ship ? > It is already there, I just have to chisel away the superfluous material. Bah, it's not that interesting.