孔子是我国先秦时代具有启蒙作用的伟大的哲学家和教育家。关于孔子整个思想的评价,在现阶段我国学术界的讨论中,还没有得到一致的结论。看来,孔子思想即有其保守面,也有其进步性。对于这一点,意见是没有多大分歧的。就孔子在文化教育方面的伟大贡献而言,他顺应了时代的潮流,首倡起私人讲学之风,使古代文化得到了空 Confucius was a great philosopher and educator with enlightenment in the pre-Qin period of our country. As for the appraisement of Confucius’s whole thought, at the present stage, there is no unanimous conclusion in the discussion of academic circles in our country. It seems that Confucianism has its own conservative side, but also its progress. There is not much disagreement on this point. As far as Confucius’s great contribution to cultural and educational education was concerned, he followed the trend of the times and advocated a private lecturing style that made the ancient culture empty