Insight Advanced - Unit 1A - Lead-in

What is the central philosophical question explored regarding identity?

• How do our thoughts and feelings change over time?

• What defines a person's identity over time despite changes?

• Are our physical bodies the sole determinant of our identity?

• How do external circumstances shape who we are?

Which ancient Greek historian introduced the paradox of the Ship of Theseus to illustrate the complexity of identity?

• Herodotus

• Thucydides

• Plutarch

• Xenophon

In the Ship of Theseus paradox, what happens to the original ship after 1000 years of maintenance by the Athenians?

• It was completely destroyed by a storm.

• It remained exactly the same as when Theseus docked it.

• All its original parts were gradually replaced with new ones.

• It was sold to another city-state.

What is the core dilemma presented when a second ship is built from the discarded original parts of Theseus's ship?

• Whether the second ship is more seaworthy than the first.

• Which of the two ships is the "true" Ship of Theseus.

• If the original ship's materials are still valuable.

• How to prevent future parts from being discarded.