The Ship of Theseus of the self applies the ancient paradox of gradual part replacement to the human person, and dementia becomes its most visceral real-world test: as memories, dispositions, and cognitive faculties are progressively lost, the question is whether the same person remains, or whether identity itself is a constructed, shifting narrative rather than a fixed essence.
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