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    Confucius

    Imaginary portrait by Wu Daozi (–), Tang dynasty

    Born

    Kǒng Qiū


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    • BCE

    Zou, State of Lu
    (modern-day Nanxin [zh], Qufu, Shandong, China)

    Diedc. BCE (aged 71–72)

    Si River, State of Lu

    Spouse(s)Lady Qiguan
    EraHundred Schools of Thought
    (Ancient philosophy)
    RegionChinese philosophy
    SchoolConfucianism
    Notable studentsYan Hui, Zengzi
    Disciples of Confucius

    Main interests

    		Ethics, education, music, poetry, political philosophy, Social philosophy

    Notable ideas

    		Confucianism, Golden Rule

    Influences

    • Cultural values of the Xia, Shang and Western Zhou dynasties
    • I Ching
    • Book of Rites
    • Classic of Poetry

    Influenced

    Virtually all subsequent Chinese philosophy, particularly Mencius, Xun Kuang, Zhu Xi, Wang Shouren, the Neotaoists, as well as Han Yu and the Neoconfucians.

    Also influenced multiple Western thinkers including Niels Bohr, Benjamin Fran