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 know that others do not (15[1])know it. (15[1])This text presents its idea of (*) “action through inaction” (10[1])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: Zhuāngzǐ
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Anton AkroushMSU A and FriendBoston College7615
Sean FarrellFarrellmagnetismArizona State7815
Shiva TegullaZen and the Art of BuzzingGanon Evans Fan Club8710

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2023 ARCADIA at DukeEmory, Duke, YaleY450%0%50%118.50
2023 ARCADIA at EmoryEmory, Duke, YaleY475%0%75%138.67
2023 ARCADIA at ImperialImperialY580%40%60%107.00
2023 ARCADIA at MarylandMaryland, OnlineY367%0%33%134.50
2023 ARCADIA OnlineMaryland, OnlineY3100%67%0%80.33
2023 ARCADIA at TexasOhio State, TexasY367%0%67%113.00
2023 ARCADIA at Ohio StateOhio State, TexasY333%33%67%46.00