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{{Quote|2000 years ago, Zhuang Zhou fell asleep. He dreamed he was a butterfly, and woke up unable to decide if he was a man dreaming of a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming of a man.|"The Messenger".|Assassin's Creed: Origins}} | {{Quote|2000 years ago, Zhuang Zhou fell asleep. He dreamed he was a butterfly, and woke up unable to decide if he was a man dreaming of a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming of a man.|"The Messenger".|Assassin's Creed: Origins}} | ||
'''Zhuang Zhou''', often known as '''Zhuangzi''', was a [[China|Chinese]] philosopher who lived around the 4th century BCE during the {{Wiki|Warring States period}}, at the height of the {{wiki|Hundred Schools of Thought}}. As the author of the ''{{wiki|Zhuangzi (book)|Zhuangzi}}'', a foundational text of {{wiki|Taoism}} named after him, he is credited alongside {{wiki|Laozi|Li Er}} as a founder of the philosophical tradition.<ref name="Stanford Encyclopedia Daoism">Hanson, Chad. [https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/daoism/ Daoism]. ''[https://plato.stanford.edu/index.html Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy]''. Stanford University, 28 June 2007. Accessed 22 December 2017</ref> | '''Zhuang Zhou''' (c. 369 BCE – 286 BCE), often known as '''Zhuangzi''', was a [[China|Chinese]] philosopher who lived around the 4th century BCE during the {{Wiki|Warring States period}}, at the height of the {{wiki|Hundred Schools of Thought}}. As the author of the ''{{wiki|Zhuangzi (book)|Zhuangzi}}'', a foundational text of {{wiki|Taoism}} named after him, he is credited alongside {{wiki|Laozi|Li Er}} as a founder of the philosophical tradition.<ref name="Stanford Encyclopedia Daoism">Hanson, Chad. [https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/daoism/ Daoism]. ''[https://plato.stanford.edu/index.html Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy]''. Stanford University, 28 June 2007. Accessed 22 December 2017</ref> | ||
One of the most famous passages in the ''Zhuangzi'' is a philosophical parable on the nature of reality.<ref name="Watson 2003">Watson, Burton. ''Zhuangzi: Basic Writings''. 3rd ed., Columbia University Press, 2003.</ref> He claimed to have dreamt that he was a butterfly, but upon waking up, he was unsure of whether he was a man dreaming of a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming of a man.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> | One of the most famous passages in the ''Zhuangzi'' is a philosophical parable on the nature of reality.<ref name="Watson 2003">Watson, Burton. ''Zhuangzi: Basic Writings''. 3rd ed., Columbia University Press, 2003.</ref> He claimed to have dreamt that he was a butterfly, but upon waking up, he was unsure of whether he was a man dreaming of a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming of a man.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 18:03, 12 April 2019
- "2000 years ago, Zhuang Zhou fell asleep. He dreamed he was a butterfly, and woke up unable to decide if he was a man dreaming of a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming of a man."
- ―"The Messenger".[src]
Zhuang Zhou (c. 369 BCE – 286 BCE), often known as Zhuangzi, was a Chinese philosopher who lived around the 4th century BCE during the Warring States period, at the height of the Hundred Schools of Thought. As the author of the Zhuangzi, a foundational text of Taoism named after him, he is credited alongside Li Er as a founder of the philosophical tradition.[1]
One of the most famous passages in the Zhuangzi is a philosophical parable on the nature of reality.[2] He claimed to have dreamt that he was a butterfly, but upon waking up, he was unsure of whether he was a man dreaming of a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming of a man.[3]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (mentioned only)
References
- ↑ Hanson, Chad. Daoism. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Stanford University, 28 June 2007. Accessed 22 December 2017
- ↑ Watson, Burton. Zhuangzi: Basic Writings. 3rd ed., Columbia University Press, 2003.
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins