(551–479 bc), Chinese philosopher; Latinized name of Kongfuze (K'ung Fu-tzu) ‘Kong the master’. His ideas about the importance of practical moral values, collected by his disciples in the Analects, formed the basis of the philosophy of Confucianism 孔子(公元前551—前479年,中国哲学家;“孔夫子”的拉丁语译名,意为“孔大师”;他关于实践道德观的重要性的思想由他的门徒收集于《论语》之中,形成了儒教哲学的基础)