Zhuangzi
장자
ChineseWarring States Period (369-286 BCE)
"Dreamer of Butterflies"
✦ Personality Traits
Dreaming
Paradoxical
Free
Questioning
Natural
✦ About
Zhuangzi (369-286 BCE) was the Taoist philosopher known for his paradoxes and dreaming. His famous butterfly dream questioned the nature of reality itself: was he a man dreaming of being a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming of being a man?
✦ Famous Story
Zhuangzi dreamed he was a butterfly, flying freely. Upon waking, he wondered: Am I a man who dreamed of being a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming of being a man?
✦ If You Match
You drift with Zhuangzi's freedom—questioning what others take for granted.
✦ Also Known As
Chuang Tzu
莊子
