χαίρετε πάντες! Here is our new episode on the paradox known as "The Ship of Theseus". In a previous episode Josep told us that Theseus was his favourite Greek hero. Now we expand on that conversation by reading the short paragraph from Plutarch's "Life of Theseus" where the original idea was developed by philosophers. What do you think? Is the "restored" ship Theseus' or not? Let us know what you think!

Enjoy the episode,

Josep & Leandros

Here is the paragraph from Plutarch:

τὸ δὲ πλοῖον ἐν ᾧ μετὰ τῶν ἠϊθέων ἔπλευσε καὶ πάλιν ἐσώθη, τὴν τριακόντορον, ἄχρι τῶν Δημητρίου τοῦ Φαληρέως χρόνων διεφύλαττον οἱ Ἀθηναῖοι, τὰ μὲν παλαιὰ τῶν ξύλων ὑφαιροῦντες, ἄλλα δὲ ἐμβάλλοντες ἰσχυρὰ καὶ συμπηγνύντες οὕτως ὥστε καὶ τοῖς: φιλοσόφοις εἰς τὸν αὐξόμενον λόγον ἀμφιδοξούμενον παράδειγμα τὸ πλοῖον εἶναι, τῶν μὲν ὡς τὸ αὐτό, τῶν δὲ ὡς οὐ τὸ αὐτὸ διαμένοι λεγόντων.

https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Plut.+Thes.+23&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A2008.01.0075   

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