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1. Zhuangzi

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   A cornerstone of the Zhuangzi is the theme that all human judgments are inherently relative and context-dependent. This is best illustrated in Chapter 2, "Discussion on Making Things Equal" (Qiwulun). Zhuangzi posits that opposing concepts (e.g., right/wrong, beautiful/ugly) are not inherent qualities but emerge from the specific framework of the observer.
   The famous Butterfly Dream illustrates this epistemological quandary: Zhuangzi dreams he is a butterfly, and upon waking, questions whether he is Zhuangzi who dreamed he was a butterfly, or a butterfly now dre…