 Arguably, Zhuangzi is suggesting that reference is always keyed to a perspective that somehow rules out others. This would explain the conclusion that “that and this are born simultaneously”: the perspective one takes in calling an object “this” implies an alternative perspective in which another calls it “that”. “That” and “this” is a pair whose terms function in coordination. Zhuangzi is seeking a philosophical perspective that transcends all arbitrary dichotomies: