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摘要

One of the most famous thought experiments in philosophy is something called the ship of Theseus. An ancient Greek warship is preserved as a monument, and as its planks rot, they are replaced, one by one, until none of the original wood remains. Is it still the same ship? A similar question arises when watching Fargo, an FX miniseries that premiered on April 15. It's based, of course, on the 1996 film by Joel and Ethan Coen, perhaps their best-loved work. The movie tells the story of a henpecked loser of a car salesman, Jerry Lundegaard, who hires two violent criminals to kidnap his wife (then tries to keep the ransom from his father-in-law), and of Marge Gunderson, the extremely pregnant police chief who solves the crime after it goes bloodily awry.