The philosophical area of metaphysics asks the question: What is the nature of reality? Is there an objective world out there, and can the mind grasp that? To assist you, the reader, in determining ...

The Zen teacher Chuang Tzu dreamed he was a butterfly. When he woke, he wondered, "Am I a man who dreamt about being a butterfly, or am I really a butterfly who now dreams about being a man?" The ...