A wooden ship sets sail with a crew of 15 and captain Thesophus, on the journey the wood gradually rots and a panel at a time the crew replace the rotten planks with metal ones. After a while before the ship reaches it’s destination it is covered completely in metal planks.
A pigeon is sent at the beginning of the journey with a message to give as an alert to the destined settlement in order for them to make preparation of a reception party on the crew’s arrival.
its about identity isnt it, what you ascribe it to.
similar analogy for human beings, most of our body regenerates itself at a cellular level, so a person isnt physically the same person every few months or so.
It also depends on what was in the message that the pigeon carried........
The ship changed in physical structure while in transit, but the ship is only a vessel........its contents are what is important.............the people onboard the vessel are the same...............
reminds me of one airplane flight in recent history........
when the airplane took off there was a General who was subordinate to the Prime Minister of a country; was on board............
some hours later when the airplane landed, the General had become the head of the country..........put the Prime Minister behind bars......:)
Be ware of the fast pigeons carrying messages.......:)
coming back to your question..will the ship be the same?
Yes it will have the same shape as the one that started the voyage..........but will not have the same bouyancy!
its about identity isnt it, what you ascribe it to.
similar analogy for human beings, most of our body regenerates itself at a cellular level, so a person isnt physically the same person every few months or so.
Idenetity will not be a problem...........
ships identify themselves with Flags.......
the Metal hull can still have the orignal Flag Flying.........
and Flags are the first thing seen from shore when a ship approaches a port....
The people on the ship are the same, the ones waiting at the other side are also the same. The motive behind the transformation of the ship is the same i.e to reach to the other side. The ship is serving the same purpose for the same people at the exact same location. It is the same ship
Have the crew become more arrogant or self-confident now that they have a stronger ship?
Are they grateful that they managed to revive the ship?
I would say that the experience would have somehow changed the people and therefore, no its not the same ship. The ship itself has changed and so have the contents of the ship.
A wooden ship sets sail with a crew of 15 and captain Thesophus, on the journey the wood gradually rots and a panel at a time the crew replace the rotten planks with metal ones. After a while before the ship reaches it's destination it is covered completely in metal planks.
A pigeon is sent at the beginning of the journey with a message to give as an alert to the destined settlement in order for them to make preparation of a reception party on the crew's arrival.
The question is ... will the ship be the same ship?
Doesn't really matter what ship the crew arrives in. The ship is just the vehicle not the cargo itself.
However given that you posted this in the philosophy section, are you trying to draw a parable here something to do with ones inner self and outer self ... what we conceal and what we reveal.
Actually it is what brother ravage has already suggested. A major fundamental building block of philosophy is the identifcation of identity, and more specifically what is the self. Is it its consitituent parts and are the parts limited to what can be physically put together or is it more than that?
Are we completely human if we have a wooden leg, an eye patch and a golden tooth?
Actually it is what brother ravage has already suggested. A major fundamental building block of philosophy is the identifcation of identity, and more specifically what is the self. Is it its consitituent parts and are the parts limited to what can be physically put together or is it more than that?
Are we completely human if we have a wooden leg, an eye patch and a golden tooth?
Or is it still human when it is dead?
U know Philosophy just ain't my cup of tea .... :(
A wooden ship sets sail with a crew of 15 and captain Thesophus, on the journey the wood gradually rots and a panel at a time the crew replace the rotten planks with metal ones. After a while before the ship reaches it's destination it is covered completely in metal planks.
A pigeon is sent at the beginning of the journey with a message to give as an alert to the destined settlement in order for them to make preparation of a reception party on the crew's arrival.
The question is ... will the ship be the same ship?