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《中國哲學家孔子》是儒學西傳歐洲的奠基性著作，本文對這部翻譯著作的出版歷史背景，書的基本內容做了研究。進而說明，這部著作是當時禮儀之爭的一個結果，也是來華的耶穌會士為說明自己的“合儒”傳教路線所做的努力成果。同時，這部書的出版使東亞的儒學思想首次進入了歐洲近代思想的發展歷程，儒家思想開始實際地影響了歐洲近代思想的形成，從而說明了儒家思想的世界性意義。
The Chinese Philosopher Confucius was a groundbreaking book in Confucianism’s dissemination to Europe. This article presents research on the background and contents of the book, concluding that this great work largely emerged from the Chinese Rites Controversy in the 17th and 18th centuries, and was particularly influenced by the Jesuit argument that these Chinese rites were secular rituals that were compatible with Christianity, within certain limits, and should thus be tolerated. At the same time, the publishing of this book marked the first time in history that Confucianism from Eastern Asia became available to European philosophers, and its publication and distribution properly marks the beginning of the influence Confucianism exerted on modern European ideology, as well as an important moment in the development of Confucianism’s worldwide influence.
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Confucius, Confucianism, the Chinese Rite controversy, Four Books, the Jesuits.
