当孔子遇见苏格拉底

当苏格拉底遇到孔子【摘要】中西文化教育作为人类教育的不同表现，具有共同的一般人性基础，因而也具有一定程度的共同性。

所以当苏格拉底遇上孔子，他们的教育思想有“智者所见略同”的相似之处，也有不同文化背景熏陶下的相异之点。

比较孔子与苏格拉底的教育思想，从一定意义上讲，也是对东西方古代文化教育的异同进行有益的思考。

【关键词】苏格拉底；孔子；教育思想；异同孔子（BC551--BC449）与苏格拉底（BC469--BC399）相隔近一个世纪，由于生活环境、文化背景以及个人经历的多种差异，导致了他们对教育仁者见仁智者见智。

作为东西方古代教育的两位代表人物，他们对教育的见解到底有何异同呢？本文就从其教育思想产生的时代和文化背景出发，通过教育对象、教育目的、教育内容、教育方法等几个方面来比较二者教育思想的异同之处。

通过对两大教育家教育思想的比较，将有助于我们更深刻、更全面地了解东西方文化的深厚内涵和不同特点。

一、二者所处的时代背景孔子所处的时代是从奴隶社会向封建社会的变革期，整个社会都处于动荡之中，特别是在思想文化方面发生的变革，使贵族垄断教育的传统难以维持，于是便出现了私人讲学的现象，孔子就在这样的礼崩乐坏的时代了开始了周游列国宣传自己政治主张的生涯。

而苏格拉底生活在雅典民主政治由盛而衰的时代，他对民主政体的一些极端做法不满。

眼看着雅典城邦日益衰落，民风日下，他十分悲痛，决心积极从事教育工作用自己毕生的精力来挽救祖国的命运。

二、二者教育思想的异同1、关于教育对象，二人都主张“有教无类”。

孔子生活的春秋时代，教育仍然沿袭着“学在官府”的传统，教育为贵族子弟垄断，一般的平民子弟是没有机会接受教育的。

孔子则大力在民间举办私学，求学者不分身份等级，来者不拒。

孔子说：“自行束脩以上，吾未尝无诲焉”。

①意思是说只要有愿行“束脩之礼”，愿意在孔子门下接受教育的，孔子是不会拒绝的。

“束脩”就是腊肉干，是当时拜见老师的礼物，这并不是说孔子向弟子受学费，而仅仅是一种象征性的礼仪。

Interestingly, they almost lived in the same period from the perspective of Time. That is to say. The east and the west are the emerging of heuristic education mode. But why so far their gap is so large. Now when it comes to this problem, it may be attributed to their influence, Confucius and Socrates. Ok, let us image that two people meet, what will happen in the end. Firstly, two are respected and worship and they have very high status. One day, Socrates came to Confucius classroom , At that time, Confucius was giving a lecture, thus Socrates sited behind, Confucius is talking about social issues of peace, he said everyone gave their social needs and Everyone was bearing the important task of national construction, so your whole life will not be easy, because all the time ready to do for the country. But Socrates listened and didn't even think about anything and rose up against. Of course in Confucius’s view, it was not polite but he did not intend to correct him. Then Socrates said everyone ought to be free and shouldn’t be bound by the country. Everyone should strive for freedom. Confucius was very angry at that time:people sacrificed to make the country better and we should associate individuals and with nations. If the country is destroyed , Do you want freedom ?Socrates was speechless. It seems Kong Fuzi won.。

孔子遇上苏格拉底的故事孔子和苏格拉底是古代两位伟大的哲学家和思想家，他们分别代表了中国和希腊哲学的巅峰。

虽然他们生活在不同的时代和地域，但如果他们有机会相遇，他们之间一定会有一场精彩的对话。

故事开始于一个遥远的时代，在古代中国的鲁国，孔子正在向他的学生传授他的思想。

他以仁爱、礼仪和道德为核心的教育方法吸引了许多学生和追随者。

在希腊，苏格拉底也以他的批判性思维和对真理的追求而闻名。

他常常与人们辩论，提出问题，以此推动他们思考和发现真相。

一天，孔子听说了希腊有一位同样伟大的哲学家苏格拉底，他也是一个深思熟虑的人，于是他决定去见见这位风格迥异的哲学家。

孔子和他的学生们踏上了一次漫长的旅程，穿越了山脉和河流，最终来到了希腊安第斯山脉的脚下。

当孔子到达雅典，他立即受到了苏格拉底的欢迎。

孔子和苏格拉底开始了一场激动人心的对话，他们交流了各自的思想和理念。

孔子向苏格拉底介绍了他的仁爱和礼仪的观念，强调了人与人之间的互动和互助的重要性。

苏格拉底则分享了他的批判性思维和对道德真相的追求。

在对话中，孔子和苏格拉底发现了许多共同点。

他们都认为人类的本质是善良的，只是因为各种外在因素才会使他们迷失方向。

他们都强调了道德的重要性，认为一个人只有通过修养自己的品德才能达到真正的幸福。

然而，孔子和苏格拉底的思想也存在一些不同之处。

孔子注重家庭和社会的和谐，认为个人的幸福与社会的稳定息息相关。

而苏格拉底则更加关注个体的内心世界和自身的认知能力，他相信通过思考和自省能够找到真理。

在他们分别阐述各自观点的同时，两位哲学家也互相提出了问题，迫使对方深入思考和解答。

他们的对话不仅让他们自己受益，也启发了他们的学生和追随者。

最终，孔子和苏格拉底结束了他们的对话，但他们的思想和理念将永远留在人们的心中。

他们的相遇不仅代表了两个伟大文化的交融，也展示了哲学的力量和智慧的传承。

这个故事告诉我们，即使来自不同国家和文化，不同的思想家和哲学家之间仍然可以有一场深入的对话。

在古代中国与古希腊，有两位伟大的思想家，教育家。

他们的名字是孔子，苏格拉底。

就像我们所知道的那样，作为伟人，他们有许多共同点，但是由于他们各自的环境的不同，当然他们也有着许许多多的不同，最大的不同在于他们有着截然不同的教育方式。

苏格拉底习惯到热闹的雅典市场上去发表演说和与人辩论问题，而孔子的学生们更愿意接受老师的教诲。

机缘巧合之下，当苏格拉底遇到孔子。

苏哥：你的学生们看起来很像你，不是么？
孔纸：我教会他们如何做一个人们眼中的圣贤人，JUST LIKE ME
苏哥：每个人都有自己的想法，我想你更应该教会他们如何做一个好的思想者，而不是如何更像一个孔子。

孔纸：在我们东方的国度，一个君子就代表着知识和思想，太多的讨论是不必要的。

苏哥：好的，换句话说，当学生们学习你了的思想，继而在自己的脑中发展这些思想，那么不是让我们的思想更加发扬光大么？
孔纸：嗯，或许你说的是对的。

随着时代的发展，他们两个依然被我们所铭记与学习，但是新的时代，创新是每一个人所必须的品质，固守自己，闭门造车是不会被人们所接受的，因此我们要同时学习这两个伟人，学习孔子般正直的品质，学习苏格拉底辩论的精神看待问题。

当苏格拉底遇上孔子，我们看到的是两个伟人在交流中继续教育着这个世界走向文明。

英文高分作文当苏格拉底遇到孔子When Socrates Meets ConfuciusIt is universally acknowledged that Socrates, the great ancient Greek philosopher, has imposed profound and far-reaching influence on the world with his ideas in education, moralizing and politics while Confucius, kind of Socrates’s counterpart in ancient China, is regarded as the greatest sage whose ideas have laid the foundation for Chinese thinking pattern. And since they were both fond of traveling around the county to advocate their thoughts and ideas, there could be a chance that Socrates traveled to ancient China and came across Confucius who was teaching his students, then two great minds met and discussed about their ideas of education.The most possible matter they may discuss is the ideal teaching method, also the one they were practicing. Socrates introduced Maieutics or Socratic Method to Confucius, and he insisted that every man has got his innate knowledge in his mind which is just like the baby in a pregnant woman’s body, and the teachers’ work is supposed to be help the students to give birth to that innate knowledge. In other words, he made conversations with the students to arouse the hidden knowledge in their minds by asking questions to make them aware of their ignorance and leading them to find the truth. And judging Confucius’s way of teaching by this standard, Socrates criticized Confucius for telling the students what’s true directly sometimes. Then Confucius would answer him withone sentence,” I would not give any guidance to them until they reach to the point that they must figure out it; I would not inspire of enlighten them if it isn’t that they have understood itbut can’t express it correctly and completely; I would give them no more examples if they can’t draw inferences about other cases from one instance ”. Here, both of them f ocus on enlightenment. Socratic Method is based on the presumption the students acquire knowledge in the very way he has assumed, i.e. like pregnant women giving birth to babies, but actually students acquire knowledge in various ways, we can’t simply imag ine or take it as granted that they all learn things in the same way, and treat them with one teaching strategy.And that brings them to the next question--educating students in accordance with their aptitude and cognitive rules.Confucius started by tell one example: both his students Zilu and Ranyou came to ask him that when they heard something whether they should put it into practice immediately, and he told Zilu not to practice it while he encouraged Ranyou to do it. He explained that Zilu was an adventurous man, so I told him to be cautious, but Ranyou was a little timid, so I encouraged him. Confucius pointed out that he got to know his students better though observing them and talking with them, and then he gave guidance to them according to his understanding of their aptitude. And when Socrates wanted to justify himself by saying that his Maieutics didhelp to arouse the students’innate intelligence, Confucius could make him speechless by asking,＂what if the student shakes his head in answer to all q uestions? You still don’t give him a clue?＂Indeed, different students follow the different cognitive pattern when they approach the world around them. Today we have many different theories with regard to the human cognition such as Theory of Tabula Rasa and Constructivism, we can not tell which one is right or wrong, because the only way tojudge them is whether it is suitable for the individuals. Teachers in the modern society should bear in mind that there is no fixed teaching method, so we should apply flexibly different teaching methods to deal with different students based on an in-depth understanding of their cognitive style.。

When socrates meet confuciousGood afternoon . Welcome to the scene of the moot, I'm jane,the monitor for today’s debating contest. It's a great honor for us to invite two heavyweight masters to launch a debate about education.First,let me introduce them ,the positive part is the metaphor for the father of philosophy , Socrates, and the opposite is from China which is the founder of Chinese Confucianism ,confucious.our topic is knowledge comes from the heart or gets by outside. Next, let us enjoy this language storm.Hello everyone, I am Socrates, my view is knoeledge just comes from our heart.The best person is yourself, know yourself, to know the life. Human’s potential is unlimited, the purpose of education is to stimulate people's potential. There is no absolute truth in the world, so I never told my students the answer to the question,I just proposed it, let them find the answer. it is because of people's creativity and imagination, make the world develop so quickly. so I think the knowledge comes from the heart.Dear students, I am confucious I believe that knowledge is acquired by the outside world, I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there.I do not deny that the thinking of innovation, but we need the previous experience, the purpose of education is to inform you of their thinking .Only by standing on the shoulders of giants to see better. so I think knoledge just get from outside. Thank you.Listen to the great debate of two masters, I believe we will benefit a lot. Educate in realizing corpus society in the character of important role. learning without thinking is useless,thinking without learning is perilous.okay,our debate here is over, thanks to the support and welcome to see next time，goodbye.。

孔子遇上苏格拉底的故事
孔子和苏格拉底都是古希腊文化和中国文化的代表人物，他们的故事被广泛传颂。

以下是一个关于他们相遇的故事:
有一天，孔子和他的弟子正在散步，突然他看到了一个老人在施肥。

孔子问他:“你在做什么？”老人回答说:“我在种植庄稼。

”孔子又问:“为什么要种植庄稼呢？”老人回答说:“因为我想生存。

”孔子非常钦佩老人的坦率和真诚，于是他说:“你说的话很有道理。

我们每个人都应该像你这样，真诚地追求自己的生存。

”
这时，苏格拉底走了过来，听到了他们的交谈。

苏格拉底是古希腊的哲学家和教育家，他对孔子的思想表示赞赏。

孔子也很高兴遇到苏格拉底，他认为他是一个具有高超智慧和深刻思想的人。

他们开始交谈，讨论了道德、伦理、智慧和人生的意义等问题。

苏格拉底告诉孔子，他认为智慧比财富和权力更为重要。

他告诉孔子，智慧是人类最高的追求，它可以让人们更好地理解自己和世界。

他还告诉孔子，智慧需要在实践中得到检验，只有通过不断地实践，人们才能获得真正的智慧。

孔子也表达了他的看法，他认为道德和伦理是非常重要的。

他告诉苏格拉底，他认为人类最重要的是要遵守道德规范，尊重他人，并为社会做出贡献。

他还告诉苏格拉底，他正在努力培养他的弟子，让他们成为有道德和伦理的人。

在这一次相遇中，孔子和苏格拉底互相交流了自己的思想，共同探讨了人类的本质和生命的意义。

这个故事告诉我们，即使是在古代，
中国和希腊也有着广泛的文化交流和对话，这些交流促进了人类的进步和发展。

众所周知，苏格拉底和孔子分别是东西方历史上最伟大的哲学家、思想家。

他们的思想直接推动着着人类文明的发展，这其中的一些观点至今仍然备受推崇。

一天，我通过时光穿梭机和两位圣人约好了时间，让他们共同在深夜走进我的梦境，帮我解决问题。

这天夜里，苏格拉底穿着飘逸的长袍如约而至，孔夫子也穿着整齐的来到我的梦乡，他们彼此微微一笑。

我问：“什么是爱？”
苏格拉底带我到了一片麦田，对我说：“你到麦田走一次，要不回头地走，在途中要摘一棵最大最好的麦穗，但只可以摘一次。

”我转了半天仍然没有找到合适的那一棵。

苏格拉底说道：“你看见一株看似不错的，却不知是不是最好，不得已，因为只可以摘一次，只好放弃，再看看有没有更好的，到发现已经走到尽头时，才发觉手上一棵麦穗也没有。

这就是爱。

”
孔夫子把我拉到了一片花丛，一群孩子在这中间玩耍，看到美丽的一朵便轻松地摘下。

一个园丁在这里劳动，辛勤的为鲜花浇水施肥。

孔夫子说：“喜欢一朵花是把它摘下，而爱一朵花是精心呵护它，这便是爱。

”
面对两个答案，我愈发迷惑，此时苏格拉底和孔夫子也争吵了起来。

此时，一阵饭菜的清香进入我的鼻子，只听得一声：“起床吃早饭啦！”我从梦中惊醒，看见妈妈早已备好了饭菜。

此时，我才领悟到，这就是爱。

Honorable judges ,ladies and gentlemen:Good afternoon. I am glad to be here for this speech contest. First let me introduce myself. My name is Chen Huiting.I am, from Jiangmen and 20 now. I am major in Human Resource Management .I am a extrovert.In my spare time, I prefer to stay alone rather than go out with my friends. In the weekend, I always kill time by reading, watching movies and listening to music. Although my favorite singer is P!nk and NichoIas Sparks’ book takes most room of my bookshelf, it doesn’t mean that I don’t read or listen or watch others’ wroks.Because from my view, in order to broaden my horizon is to know different kinds of works.自我介绍：中午好.我很高兴在这里演讲比赛。

首先让我介绍一下我自己。

我的名字是陈慧婷。

我来自江门，我现在20了。

我是人力资源管理专业。

我是一个性格外向的人，但在我的业余时间，我喜欢一个人独处而不是和我的朋友出去。

在周末，我经常看书，听音乐和看电影来打发时间。

虽然我最喜欢的歌手是P！NK，而尼古拉斯·斯帕克斯书占了我书架上绝大部分的空间，但是这并不意味着我不读或听或看别人的作品。

当苏格拉底遇上孔子当我们论及“苏格拉底遇上孔子”这样的话题时，从除去科幻的现实层面来讲我们所探究的，是这两位在历史长河中耀眼的巨星所代表的两种文化相遇。

中国有句古话“时势造英雄”，当时礼崩乐坏的春秋战国和人心不古的雅典是如此的相似，在这样的形势下，孔子和苏格拉底也各自不约而同的上演了类似的人生，在历史这杆称上可谓是半斤八两了。

孔子死后十年，苏格拉底诞生了，生着一张同样似孔圣人般不惹人爱的脸，但同样怀揣着一颗伟大而神圣的心，给雅典，给世界带来了希望和光明。

两人的思想所创造出的关于政治、哲学、道德体系是惊人的类似，都怀有远大的政治抱负而且有一套独特的从政理念，一个说“法律至上”，一个说“礼”，一个所向往的“民主社会”，一个所勾勒的“大同社会”，放在同一个历史背景之下，莫不是有着异曲同工之妙。

但细细深究，倒也发现了一些差异：苏格拉底坚持法，因而将“德”等同于“法”，但孔子却以德为首，认为“德”大于“法”，这两种不同的理念一直在今天也影响深远。

甚至在一定程度上催生了我们这些所谓的受儒学熏陶的中国人，在道德方面的缺失。

当我们羡慕欧美国家人民的高素质，而国民却时不时伤风败俗时，也许应该把这追溯到孔老夫子的在时代发展中发酵变味的“德大于法”。

在等级制度盛行的时期，对于最高统治者，他们都有自己的意见，苏格拉底说“制约王权”，孔子说“民贵君轻”，前者以直接明了的方式向统治者表明了自己的强硬不妥协的态度，而“民贵君轻”却像是温柔的教诲，意图感化统治者以德治天下。

经过历朝历代的更替，又有多少帝王将这谆谆教导付诸行动？青出于蓝而胜于蓝，此话不假，在这些方面，苏格拉底确实是先进了不少，或许这也是他引来杀身之祸的直接缘由吧。

两人的教育方式相差无几，苏格拉底将自己比作助产士，通过反讥、启发、诱导、归结来帮助别人产生思想。

而孔子亦是通过点拨以此让学生明白道理。

两人同为述而不作，将“追求美德，教育为上”作为己任，因此对于人类文明进程的贡献是毋庸置疑的。

当孔子遇到苏格拉底【摘要】孔子与苏格拉底道德教育思想影响绵长不绝。

由于二者生活的时代背景不同，其道德教育思想有相似之处，但其理论基础、教育过程、价值取向与教育方式也迥然相异。

比较、反思孔子与苏格拉底道德教育思想的异同，对于深入了解中西方文化传统，批判继承我国古代和西方道德教育中的积极因素，对于改善我国目前道德教育具有十分重要的理论意义和实践意义。

【关键词】孔子；苏格拉底；道德教育思想；异同；启示一、孔子与苏格拉底生活的时代背景（一）孔子生活的时代环境。

孔子生于春秋时代鲁襄公二十二年，孔子生活的时代正是中国社会组织变迁得最厉害的时代。

是时，西周以来的国家权威开始全面崩溃，“周文疲弊”，传统世袭社会开始解体，社会阶层流动形成，社会经济出现某种程度的发展。

具体表现为：分封、宗法、等级三位一体的社会政治结构走向衰微；士的崛起与百家争鸣。

（二）苏格拉底生活的时代环境。

苏格拉底（公元前469～公元前399）生于古希腊雅典城邦的一户修鞋匠家中。

一生喜欢与人交谈，甚爱探讨政治、军事、道德等社会问题。

苏格拉底经历了雅典由盛及衰的转变，他试图通过引导人们的追寻美德从而重塑强大的雅典城邦。

苏格拉底期望通过自己和人们的交谈使得人们能够重新认识自己，能够找回反思精神，而不是轻信智者的言论，从而找到真正意义上统一的道德。

二、孔子与苏格拉底的道德教育思想简述（一）孔子的道德教育思想。

孔子创造了以“仁”、“礼”、“中庸”、“教”与“学”为主要内容，包括哲学、政治、伦理、道德、教育等思想在内的完整学说。

孔子的弟子辑录而成的《论语》一书集中地体现了孔子的思想学说。

孔子的中心思想实际上是一个“仁”字，“仁”的意义几乎包括了一切美德。

在这里，孔子表现出对人的平等相待和尊重以及对完善的道德人格的追求，是“人本主义思想”的明确体现。

“礼”是道德教育内容的外在表现形式。

“礼”是处理人与人、人与社会、国家关系的行为规范，是国家安定、发展的基础。

当孔子遇见苏格拉底作者：来源：《生活文摘》2018年第03期西方的教育传统与中国的教育传统的差别，其实早在柏拉图对话录里的苏格拉底与《论语》里的孔子那里早就奠定了基调。

苏格拉底的对话与孔子的语录就是最好的标志。

而且，这个差异至今仍然无法沟通。

没有听说苏格拉底读过什么经典名著，但学生一旦沾上了他，就不得不在他的不断追问下开始思考，不得不开动脑筋共同追索问题的根源，环环相扣，永无终止。

这就是苏格拉底经典的“产婆术”，这种对话方式也促使后人对前人思索的问题跃跃欲试，对前人未尽的思索代代相传，不断深入、递进、超越。

在这个过程中，每个人的经验和智慧都得到创造性的激发，每个人也都获得思考和言说的权利。

而在《论语》中，更多的是孔子以布道的形式宣告某种规则，以终审法官的口吻来公布某个结论，而没有呈现思辨的过程，也没有给学生留下思考的空间，更没有留给后人可以继续探索的问题，只是留下了可供后人反复背诵的格言警句。

所以即使是到了今天，中国的教育仍旧注重记忆与背诵，总感觉如果学生没有记住与背诵出一些什么东西，那么教育就是空白的。

在苏格拉底那里，教育就是对话、探讨，并在此过程中培养学生的探究意识与对未知领域的浓厚兴趣。

即使强调阅读经典，也只是为提出或者解决问题而来的，而不是像农民的仓库里的粮食那样仅仅用来储备的。

这种教育最大限度地保护了学生好奇的天性，赋予学习中的创造性快乐。

学生在这种方式的指导下，学会发现、思考和探究的方法。

而这种方法具有极强的迁移能力，几乎可以在任何一个领域生根发芽。

一种不会培养学生问题意识与探究意识的教育，是不可能会有什么创造力的。

不被理解吸纳的知识，会妨碍正常思考。

儿童的见解总是不同于成年人，正是因为，他们的大脑还没有被知识过多填充。

思维能力、思考方法，想象力与创造力是在记忆不是太多的地方才能够闪现。

读书是为了促进思考，而不是为了记住而记住。

我们永远不要忘记爱因斯坦的警告：只有将课堂上所学的东西完全忘记之后，剩下的才是真正的教育。

⼤学演讲稿当苏格拉底遇上孔⼦When Socrates Meets Confucius——When the western education meets the eastern educationGood evening, ladies and gentlemen,Today my topic is When Socrates Meets Confucius——when the western education meets the eastern education. Maybe many people would be surprised by this topic. When Socrates was born, Confucius had passed away for 10 years, and they lived in different countries and there were no planes at that time. How can they meet?! But today let’s suppose they meet each other.When Socrates meets Confucius, maybe he would say: “Hi, Confucius!” And Confucius would make a Chinese fist and palm salute and answer “nice to meet you, Mr. Socrates!” And then they will discuss many questions. At last, Confucius would say:“Mr. Socrates, you can be my teacher.” Because Confucius always insisted that “three-line, must be my teacher”. And Socrates would answer it by his well-known saying: “I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.”Of course, it’s just a joke. Socrates and Confucius were both the best and most famous educators in the ancient. Confucius’educational thoughts had a very deep influence on Chinese education, and Socrates deeply affected the western education as well. So when Socrates meets Confucius, I think it’s the western education meeting the eastern education. The western education and the eastern education have many differences, but they both have many good things at the same time. I think the western education and the eastern education could learn from each other to create better educational methods.Yes, there’s already some communication between the western education and the eastern education, and it has promoted educational development. But I think it is still not enough. We need more communication.Education is the guider of culture. The western education leads the western culture and the eastern education leads the eastern culture. So, if we fuse the western education and the eastern education together, it would be a kind of new education, and it will create a new world culture and make our world more harmonious.When Socrates meets Confucius, when the western education meets the eastern education and be fused together, it would become t he Socrates and Confucius’ Education——let’s call it as the New World Education! I believe this New World Education will make our world better and better!So, let’s make Socrates meet Confucius!。

When Confucius meet SocratesIn reality, it’s impossible that Confucius could meet Socrates. They were in different places and different times. But in other way I can say that they could meet each other. So you want to know why? Don’t worry, I will give you the answer later on.First let’s talk about their similarity . They both lived in an age when people in their countries lived a hard life. So they both concentrated on saving the people and countries. Their ideas were both about we human ourselves. Socrates once said: Know yourself. He believed natural philosophy was not useful for helping the country. People just need to learn about themselves. At the same time, Confucius put up the “ritual”. Ritual was the core of the Confucianism . People should love each other and the governor should love his people. After all, morality was the very thing they all pay attention to.In education, they both had a useful way. Socrates did not directly teach his students, he just asked them questions. By answering his questions, their students just gain the knowledge by themselves. It’s really amazing, is n’t it? Confucius had the same idea. He let students think about the questions by their own. He just inspired and enlighten them. As we can see, they are great artist in teaching.And then let’s talk about their differences. Generally speaking, Socrates emphasized the individual. Confucius cares about the community. Socrates said that everyone should cares more about oneself, not the emperor. This idea was called individualism. We know that today, in western schools, teachers let student to think of the question by their own. Teachers just allow students to think independently and draw their own conclusion. That’s exactly what Socrates want to do. But Confucius said that people should be most respectful to their governor, the community was more important than the individual. It was called collectivism, it had greatly influenced China for thousand of years.So why could Socrates and Confucius meet each other? Socrates’ idea was the origin of western thoughts. Confucius’ idea was the origin of eastern. They were both great, they both had deep love for their people. Although they were different in some ways, they had one thing in common----we human are the most important. Through this idea, they were able to communicate with each other.So it really happened. We fight against each other, we talk with each other and now we communicate and learn from each other. It really seems that it is arranged. They are all great people, and in some way they are different. But I believe that their ideas are just the two sides of one coin------they are different, but they are meaningful and they have something in common.。