孔子(ConfUcius)是一位思想家、政治家，教育家，也是中国儒 学(the Ru School)思想的创始人。儒学(Confucianism)，这个道德和 宗教哲学的大系统建立在孔圣人(Master Kung)的教学上。冯友兰， 中国思想史上20世纪伟大的的权威之一，把孔子在中国历史上的影 响比作西方的苏格拉底。

　　Confucius was a thinker,political figure,educator,and founder of the Ru School of Chinese thought.Confucianism,the great system of moral and religious philosophy built upon the teachings of Master Kung.Fung You-lan,one of the great 20th century authorities on the history ofChinese thought,compares Confucius9 influence in Chinese history with that of Socrates in the West.