In chapter 2, of Adjusting the Controversies of Chuang Tzu, Chuang Tzu tells us about his dream of being a butterfly. He dreamed that he was “a butterfly flying, feeling that he was 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 true Zhou” (2.14). Chuang Tzu's dream seemed so real that Chuang Tzu was not sure if he was really awake. He wonders if he dreamed “that he was a butterfly, or […] a butterfly dreaming that he was” (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 “between Zhou and a butterfly, there must be a difference. It 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). Second, “when we dream, we never know that it was only a dream” (Liu 161). Third, “when we think we are awake, we might also be dreaming” (Liu 161)....