孔子是中国历史上著名的思想家、教育家,是儒家学派(()Confucianism())的创始人,被尊称为古代的()"()圣人()"()(()sage())。他的言论和生平活动记录在《论语》(()The()Analects())一书中。《论语》是中国古代文化的经典著作,对后来历代的思想家、文学家、政治家产生了很大影响。不研究《论语》,就不能真正把握中国几千年的传统文化。孔子的很多思想,尤其是其教育思想,对中国社会产生了深远的影响。在()21()世纪的今天,孔子的学说不仅受到中国人的重视,而且也越来越受到整个国际社会的重视

Reference():()Confucius()was()a()great()thinker()and()educator()in()Chinese()history.()He()was()the()founder()of()Confucianism()and()was()respectfully()referred()to()as()an()ancient()"sage".()His()words()and()life()story()were()recorded()in()The()Analects.()An()enduring()classic()of()ancient()Chinese()culture,()The()Analects()has()had()a()great()influence()on()the()thinkers,()writers,()and()statesmen()that()came()after()Confucius.()Without()studying()this()book,()one()could()hardly()truly()understand()the()thousands-of-years'()traditional()Chinese()culture.()Much()of()Confucius'()thought,()especially()his()thought()on()education,()has()had()a()profound()influence()on()Chinese()society.()In()the()21st()century,()Confucian()thought()not()only()retains()the()attention()of()the()Chinese,()but()it()also()wins()an()increasing()attention()from()the()international()community.()