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。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