Is it possible for an individual that has gone out of being to come back into being again? The English Aristotelian, Thomas White, argued that it is not. Thomas Hobbes disagreed and used the case of the Ship of Theseus to argue that individuals that have gone out of being may come back into being again. This paper provides the first systematic account of their arguments. It is doubtful that Hobbes has a consistent case against White. Still, his criticism may have prompted White to clarify his views on identity over time in his later work.

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托马斯霍布斯和托马斯怀特关于同一性和不连续的存在

一个已经脱离存在的个体，是否有可能重新存在？英国亚里士多德主义者托马斯·怀特（Thomas White）认为事实并非如此。托马斯霍布斯不同意并使用忒修斯之船的案例来论证已经消失的个人可能会再次出现。本文首次对他们的论点进行了系统说明。令人怀疑的是，霍布斯对怀特是否有一致的指控。尽管如此，他的批评可能促使怀特在他后来的作品中随着时间的推移澄清他对身份的看法。