Identity and Change

Focused on the philosophical and psychological aspects of identity in the context of constant change, a key tenet of Neo-Theseanism.

Particles of the Past — Chapter 5: Sediment of the Self

Black-and-white illustration of a vast, circular modern chamber with tiered balconies and a single shaft of light descending from above into an empty central space.

1950 FC (≈ 2025 CE) The oldest part of Luminara wasn’t marked by age so much as by refusal. Above, the city evolved without nostalgia — glass, bio-ceramic, light, and adaptive stone. Below, under the places tourists still photographed and scholars still invoked, the foundations remained stubbornly literal. Not relics. Not monuments. Substructure. Zael followed Dr. Liora Lytton through a narrow passage …

Core Tenets of Neo-Theseanism

Black-and-white image of an old wooden sailing ship emerging from dense fog on calm reflective water, symbolizing transformation and the impermanence of identity in Neo-Theseanism.

The following tenets expand upon the ideas introduced in “An Introduction to Neo-Theseanism,” formalizing the philosophy’s central insight: that continuity is not the preservation of what was, but the mindful transformation of what becomes. 1. The Impermanence of Identity Concept:Identity is not a stable possession but a temporary configuration within a field of change. As the planks of Theseus’s ship …