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Analysis

The Philosopher’s Arms: Theseus’ Ship

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BBC

News, Politics

4.61K Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2012

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Personal Identity is a topic that’s long intrigued philosophers. What makes you you? What makes you the same person today that you were as a child? The puzzle addressed in The Philosopher’s Arms, with some assistance from the pop group, The Drifters

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0:45.2

abstract pub. Matthew Sweet returns to the philosopher's arms. The pub where each week we gather professional

0:59.2

philosophers, barroom philosophers and well drunks frankly to think through a classic philosophical problem.

1:06.2

Nietzsche said that life without music would be a mistake.

1:09.7

Wittgenstein was a lovely whistler, Russo composed and later of course decomposed. So with

1:16.3

that in mind tonight we bring music to the philosopher's arms. Ladies and

1:20.2

gentlemen the drifters. Your mama said that through the

1:29.0

your mama said that through the week you can't go up with me but when the weekend comes

1:39.8

around she knows where we will be.

1:44.0

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Kiss it in the back row.

1:49.0

All the movies on a Saturday night with you holding hats together.

1:58.0

Holding hats together. Holding us together.

2:00.0

Oh yeah, smoking in the back row

2:05.0

Excuse me excuse me excuse me.

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