The Ship of Theseus
Across
- 2. The vessel used in the famous thought experiment.
- 5. The state of being awake and aware of one's surroundings.
- 9. A part or element of a larger whole.
- 13. The mythical Greek hero who owned the ship in the thought experiment.
- 15. The philosopher who argued identity is based on memory.
- 16. To regrow or be renewed, like cells in the body.
- 17. A situation combining contradictory features; a logical knot.
- 18. The unbroken and consistent existence of something over time.
- 19. Unchanging over time or unable to be changed.
- 20. The fact of being who or what a person or thing is.
Down
- 1. The Greek historian who famously recorded the ship riddle.
- 3. The philosopher who added the "scavenger" twist to the riddle.
- 4. Biologically, to process food; metaphorically, to integrate experiences.
- 6. The basic units of a chemical element; the building blocks of matter.
- 7. The quality of being logical and consistent; holding together.
- 8. The quality of being real, true, or genuine.
- 10. A spoken or written account of connected events; a story.
- 11. An exact copy or model of something, often implying secondary status.
- 12. A state of continuous change or flow.
- 14. A thing with distinct and independent existence.