ship of Theseus and sevzi

[Logical Language Group <lojbab@access.digex.net>]

> > ...
> > In Rober Nozick's book, Philosophical Explanations, he describes the old
> > puzzle of the ship of Theseus. The ship starts out from the port of Theseus
> > on a lengthy voyage. During the voyage, the entire structure of the ship is
> > replaced, one plank at a time. When the ship returns to its home port, is
> > it the same ship?
>
>I'd quibble and say yes; I'm the same person I was 5 years ago, even
>though all the atoms in my body may have changed since then.[1] It's the
>form, not the materials, that determines identity.  But this example
>could easily be changed to one that I wouldn't quibble with.  (e.g.,
>gradually change the shape until it becomes a house.)
>
>[1] Not entirely true, but the extent to which it's not true is mainly
>determined by my experiences since then, not the change in materials.

This sounds like a reflection (%^) of the sevzi place structure problem.
The two ships are not identical (mintu), but they are self-same (sevzi).
So are you and you-minus-5-years.

lojbab