In chapter 2, of Chuang Tzu's Settling the Disputes, Chuang Tzu tells us about his dream of being a butterfly. He dreamed of being a “butterfly that fluttered and felt having fun” (2.14). During this dream, Chuang Tzu had no idea that he was, in fact, Chuang Tzu; however, upon awakening, he was once again “the real Zhou” (2.14). Chuang Tzu's dream seemed so real that Chuang Tzu wasn't sure if he was actually awake. He wonders if he dreamed “of being a butterfly, or […] a butterfly dreams of being one” (2.14) Chuang Tzu? This dream is so convincingly realistic that it causes Chuang Tzu to question his own existence as a human being; but “there must be a difference between Zhou and a butterfly. This is a case of what [Chuang Tzu] called the Transformation of Things” (2.14). According to Liu, the butterfly dream demonstrates four arguments. First, “dreams seem as real to us as when we are awake” (Liu 161). Secondly, “when we dream, we never know that it was just a dream” (Liu 161). Third, “when we think we are awake, we might as well be dreaming” (Liu 161)....