{"product_id":"ship-of-theseus","title":"Ship of Theseus","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis nail polish has a soft minty green base with a shifting aurora holo shimmer that changes from teal, to blue, to gold, and an added holo shimmer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ship of Theseus is a famous thought experiment about identity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"101\" data-end=\"297\"\u003eImagine a ship belonging to the legendary Greek hero Theseus. Over time, its wooden planks begin to rot, so they are replaced one by one. Eventually, every single original plank has been replaced. The question that is then raised is, is it still the same ship after every plank has been changed out?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"101\" data-end=\"297\"\u003eMost people will generally say yes, it is.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut now, suppose that someone collected all of the original parts of the ship that had been replaced over time, and constructed another ship of all of those original parts. Now we have two ships - are they both the Ship of Theseus? Is only one of them the ship? And if so, which one?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"101\" data-end=\"297\"\u003eThere aren't really any right or wrong answers to these questions. The experiment serves to help us examine how we think about what makes something itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy deepest condolences if you just wanted to buy some nail polish and now your head hurts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShip of Theseus is part of the Philosophy 101 collection\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polished Praxis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47316192264377,"sku":null,"price":13.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/8168\/9785\/files\/Photo_Jul_18_2026_11_58_41_AM.jpg?v=1784772826","url":"https:\/\/polishedpraxis.com\/products\/ship-of-theseus","provider":"Polished Praxis","version":"1.0","type":"link"}