Ship Of Theseus Paradox

The Ship of Theseus is a paradox in which raises the question of identity, of whether something of which had all the aspects of it replace will remain fundamentally the same. In my opinion, it can be seem that even though the physicality of the ship is gone, the essence of that object, place, or person will remain the same despite any radical changes that gradually takes place over time. Putting this theory into perspective it can be transferred into the identity and changes throughout the human life. Despite the changes we endure in both body and mind from a young age to a more mature adult, we are essentially the same being. Relating back the allegory of the cave combine with the this theory, just because we grow to become more open and out of the cave, it does not mean our cultural relativism changes. A concept in which we see everything through the lens of our own culture influenced by semiotics.

According to Aristotle's views on the subject, the Ship of Theseus is fact the same ship due to the essential features of the object; its virtue of which the object is what it is. Aristotle, …show more content…
The paradox of the ship can be put into the concepts of famous figures and the marks that they have leaved on the earth that still have the rippling affects in today's society. One of the example discussed about Martin Luther King. He is known for his activist works for the civil rights of african-american people. On a technical basis, we can view him as immortal due to the memory that humans carries with them throughout the years. Just as the memories of those people linger, so does the sentimental values of the ship to its owner. Along with this point there are many others, that came before and after Martin Luther King, others examples include: Albert Eastern, Socrates, Aristotle, etc. People who are physically gone but never