Teacher and thinker of the state of Lu whose sayings, collected by his students in 论语 (the Analects), became the core of 儒家 thought, the basis of Chinese education and ethics for two thousand years.
Kǒngzǐ shì Zhōngguó lìshǐ shàng zuì wěidà de zhéxuéjiā zhīyī.
Confucius is one of the greatest philosophers in Chinese history.
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The English name Confucius is a Latin form of 孔夫子 'Master Kong', made by Jesuit missionaries in China in the late 16th century. On its own, 子 was already a title of respect for a teacher, as in 孟子 and 老子.
