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# Ship Of Theseus Debate

> Compare an agent with built-in chain-of-thought against one using deepseek-reasoner on the Ship of Theseus identity debate.

Demonstrates DeepSeek-backed reasoning for philosophical analysis.

```python ship_of_theseus.py theme={null}
"""
Ship Of Theseus Debate
======================

Demonstrates DeepSeek-backed reasoning for philosophical analysis.
"""

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.models.deepseek import DeepSeek
from agno.models.openai import OpenAIResponses

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
task = (
    "Discuss the concept of 'The Ship of Theseus' and its implications on the notions of identity and change. "
    "Present arguments for and against the idea that an object that has had all of its components replaced remains "
    "fundamentally the same object. Conclude with your own reasoned position on the matter."
)

agent = Agent(
    model=OpenAIResponses(id="gpt-5.6"),
    reasoning_model=DeepSeek(id="deepseek-reasoner"),
    markdown=True,
)

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Run Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
if __name__ == "__main__":
    agent.print_response(task, stream=True, show_full_reasoning=True)
```

## Run the Example

<Snippet file="create-venv-step.mdx" />

**1. Install dependencies**

```bash theme={null}
uv pip install -U agno openai
```

**2. Export your API keys**

```bash Mac/Linux theme={null}
export DEEPSEEK_API_KEY="your_deepseek_api_key_here"
export OPENAI_API_KEY="your_openai_api_key_here"
```

```bash Windows theme={null}
$Env:DEEPSEEK_API_KEY="your_deepseek_api_key_here"
$Env:OPENAI_API_KEY="your_openai_api_key_here"
```

**3. Run the example**

Save the code above as `ship_of_theseus.py`, then run:

```bash theme={null}
python ship_of_theseus.py
```

Full source: [cookbook/10\_reasoning/agents/ship\_of\_theseus.py](https://github.com/agno-agi/agno/blob/v3.0.4/cookbook/10_reasoning/agents/ship_of_theseus.py)


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