What kind of person is Confucius?

Confucius is the founder of Confucian school, a generation of famous teachers called saints by later generations, and a man with great thoughts, noble morality, and advocating benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trust.

Confucius was one of the most learned scholars in the society at that time. When he was alive, he was honored as "the sage of heaven" and "the muduo of heaven", and even as the sage of Confucius, the most holy teacher, the master of Wang Xuan and the teacher of all ages by later rulers. His thoughts have a far-reaching influence on China and the world, and he is listed as the first of the "Top Ten Cultural Celebrities in the World".

Confucius founded the moral theory with benevolence as the core. He is also a kind person, compassionate, helpful, sincere and generous. "Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you" and "A gentleman's adult beauty is not an adult's evil" are his life principles.

Confucius is not only the founder of Confucianism, but also the first educator who taught in public in the history of education in China. He was the first to spread the knowledge of poetry, calligraphy, ceremony and music, which were exclusive to the ancient gentry and nobles, to the people, regardless of the origin of scholars, and practiced "teaching without distinction", turning official learning into private learning.

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Confucius' thoughts and achievements had a great influence on China society.

1. Confucius' theory of benevolence embodies the spirit of human nature, and Confucius' theory of propriety embodies the spirit of etiquette, that is, order and system in the modern sense. This applies to any society, any era, any government, order and institutional society, which is the basic requirement for building a civilized human society. This humanitarianism and order spirit of Confucius is the essence of China's ancient social and political thought.

2. Confucius' ideals of "Great Harmony" and "Well-off Society" have a far-reaching influence on China's later generations. Later, thinkers in different historical periods and stages put forward different visions and goals, which also inspired progressive thinkers and reformers. Hong Xiuquan, Kang Youwei, Tan Sitong and Sun Yat-sen were all influenced by it.

3. In the history of China, Confucius first proposed that people's natural qualities are similar, and the differences in personality are mainly influenced by acquired education and social environment. Therefore, everyone can be educated and everyone should be educated. He advocated "no education for all", founded private schools and enrolled more students, which broke the monopoly of slave owners and nobles on school education and expanded the scope of education to civilians, conforming to the trend of social development at that time.

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