Question

In this text, a robber launches into a state of nature argument against morality after a philosopher interrupts his meal of human livers. This text’s dialogue between Penumbra and Shadow follows an explanation of its use of “imputed,” “repeated,” and “goblet” words. The final (10[1])chapter (10[1])of this text credits the author’s friend with “ten theses,” including “I set off… today (10[1])and came there yesterday.” (10[1])A. C. Graham noted primitivist and syncretist sections that follow this text’s Inner Chapters. (10[1]-5[2])In this text, (10[2])a man (10[1])retorts (-5[1])“You’re not I, so how do you know that I don’t know” when his friend (10[1])Huìzǐ (10[1])(“HWAY-tsih”) questions (10[1])whether he knows what makes fish happy. This text’s most popular passage (10[1])illustrates the “transformation (10[1])of things” (10[1])with a skeptical scenario. (10[1])For 10 points, name this Daoist (10[2])text that describes the “butterfly (10[1])dream” (10[1])of its title (10[1])philosopher. (10[1]-5[1])■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: Zhuāngzǐ (“jwong-tsih”) [or Chuang-Tzu; or Zong-zi] (The first sentence is about the “Robber Zhí” dialogue.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
James StevensonMichiganIowa State4310
Quynh PhungPurdueWUSTL A4410
Ben WismathToronto BFlorida5910
Bryan UgazArizona StatePenn6310
Eshan PantNYUBerkeley A7710
Andrew KelleyKentuckyChicago D77-5
Joel MilesMinnesota AIndiana77-5
Michael HundingIllinoisYale A8010
Michal GerasimiukStanfordTexas8010
John MarvinChicago BCornell A8210
Aum MundheRutgersYale B83-5
Joy AnHarvardTruman State9810
Anuttam RamjiBerkeley BChicago C9910
Forrest WeintraubColumbia AChicago A10010
Alan WuVanderbiltSouth Carolina11210
Chris SimsNorthwesternGeorgia Tech11510
Sinecio MoralesJohns HopkinsMaryland11710
Jason HongBrownToronto A12110
Jim FanNorth Carolina AWaterloo12710
Joseph ChambersVirginiaOttawa12710
Kevin ParkClaremont CollegesWUSTL B13210
Morgan BozemanMinnesota BNorth Carolina B13310
Danila KabotyanskiIndianaMinnesota A13610
Ezra SantosChicago DKentucky13710
Albert ZhangColumbia BDuke137-5
Nicolas EdwardsMcGillCornell B13810
Ben SterlingYale BRutgers13810
Ashish SubramanianDukeColumbia B13810