Question

This text argues that “this, not that” judgments are only made by humans about nature and never by nature itself, a position that has been described as this text’s indexical relativism. This text distinguishes between the pipes of earth, man, and heaven in a metaphor that explains how humans argue but nature is united. In this text, Hui Shi argues that while he cannot know the pleasures of a fish, he can (15[1])know (15[1])that others do not know it. This text presents its idea of (*) “action through inaction” using the story of a butcher who has not changed his knife in 19 years but cuts meat effortlessly. The title figure in this text dreams that they were a butterfly, before awakening and questioning whether they were a butterfly dreaming that they were human. For 10 points, name this text, which along with the earlier Dàodéjīng, serves as a foundational Daoist work. ■END■

ANSWER: The Zhuāngzǐ
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Michał GerasimiukStanford ABerkeley C7115
Anuttam RamjiBerkeley BBerkeley A7215

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