Founder of the most dominant system of Chinese thought, emphasized the perfectibility of people as well as their ability to affect things for the better
The renowned Chinese philosopher (551-479 BC) and great moral teacher, who spent a lifetime studying the I Ching
in Chinese, "Kung Fu Tze;" the founder of the ethical/religious system known as Confucianism It centers primarily upon the concept of the self as becoming fully developed only within the social/ethical context of relation
(551-479 B C E ) Westernized transliteration of Kong Fu-Zi, a teacher, scholar After his demise and to this day, he became China's most influential philosopher and political reformer His philosophy is based on worship of the ancestors, and the study of the ancient classics He promoted social harmony based on the moral obligations between individuals and social systems