Philosophy 353

 

Short Paper #7

 

1. Consider the following scenario:

Imagine a ship, The Ship of Theseus, which is made solely of 1000 pieces of wood. Every month one piece of wood is replaced by a fresh piece. After 1000 months every piece of wood from the original ship has been replaced. So is the ship now floating on the water still the Ship of Theseus or not?

 

2. Using no more than five pages, write one of the following to address the question raised in 1.

--a dialogue

--a series of letters

 

Extra directions: Complete this homework on separate paper. Number all pages. Remember to pledge your work!

 

Due: Tuesday, April 5th at the beginning of class.

 

Value: 30 points

 

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