Watch: the ship of Theseus paradox, animated as a question about who you are

TED-Ed walks through Plutarch's ship of Theseus thought experiment and extends it to the human body and mind, asking what, if anything, keeps you the same person as your cells and thoughts change.

— TED-Ed, Who am I? A philosophical inquiry — YouTube video

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