Theseus returned from Crete in a thirty-oared ship. Athenians preserved his ship and, as years passed, replaced planks. Is a ship that has replaced parts the same ship {Theseus' paradox} {Theseus paradox} {Ship of Theseus}? Do things that grow maintain their identity? Is a second ship, built from the old planks, the original ship?
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