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This topic always leads me to the ship of theseus wiki page https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus and
by vasco 2y ago
This topic always leads me to the ship of theseus wiki page https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus and I always waste a couple of minutes thinking about which is the original ship, specially in the form where you replace all the pieces bit by bit, but keep the pieces and then put the old pieces back together.
- lexicality 2y agoI feel like it's a lot easier to think about in the My Grandfather's Axe form. The axe only has identity because you give it one and therefore it retains that identity through your possession of it. If everyone who knew Theseus's name died, neither ship would ever be the Ship of Theseus again.
- rpastuszak 2y agoFor the same reason, I drew this Snail of Theseus as the logo of my digital garden/lab notes: https://untested.sonnet.io/notes/the-snail-of-theseus/ https://untested.sonnet.io/notes/the-snail-of-theseus/
- michaelbuckbee 2y agoI heard someone describe it as "The System of Theseus" that it's not an object but a set of things that lead to usefulness.