The Chinese philosopher whose ideas and sayings were collected after his death and became the basis of a philosophical doctrine known a Confucianism (circa 551-478 BC)
2006-06-22 00:23:01 · 7 answers · asked by Chinarose 1 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
It was actually confusion but the Chinese had trouble saying it.
2006-06-22 00:25:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, Confucius is a Latinization of "Kong Fu Zi, ". Which means "Master Kong". I suspect that it was Jesuit missionaries who came up with the idea of "Latinizing" his name. This was a very popular thing to do in the 17th and 18th centuries.
There's another major Confucian philosopher named Meng Zi, who was given the Latinized name Mencius.
2006-06-24 16:13:19 · answer #2 · answered by Durian 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Confucious is an "English" name given by the Americans or the English on how they pronounced the Chinese name "Kong Fu Zi".
2006-06-22 09:54:49 · answer #3 · answered by Jivan S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
although i'd like to agree with bring confused, that is NOT the real reason...
His chinese name was "Kong Fu Zi"... and Confucius was a name that was translated from his real chinese name.
2006-06-22 00:38:27 · answer #4 · answered by mozzieirritated 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Confucius say, "Man who can't find answer is like blind man in dark."
2006-06-27 04:23:21 · answer #5 · answered by doc 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think we believed that he was confused all the time thats why..
2006-06-22 00:26:49 · answer #6 · answered by lumi 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
monarchy
2016-03-27 00:48:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋