孔夫子与毛泽东,中国古今两个伟大“圣人”。他们之间有何关联,论者众说纷纭。毛泽东对孔夫子的态度与评价因历史时期的不同而有所变化,甚为复杂。总起来看,毛泽东对孔子取历史主义态度,充分肯定孔子在中国历史上的地位。他在批评孔子消极思想的同时,注意吸取孔子思想中有价值的因素,用以丰富自己的思想。毛泽东从孔子及儒家思想中吸取和发挥的主要内容有:经世致用、实事求是的精神;独立自主、自强不息的精神;德治思想和人生修养论;中庸思想;教育思想;大同理想。 Confucius and Mao Zedong, China ancient and modern two great “saints”. There is a lot of controversy among them about how they relate to each other. Mao Zedong’s attitude and evaluation of Confucius changed a lot from one historical period to another, which is quite complicated. In summary, Mao Tse-tung took a historicist attitude toward Confucius and fully affirmed Confucius’s position in Chinese history. While criticizing Confucius’s negative thoughts, he paid attention to drawing valuable elements in Confucian thought and enriching his own thoughts. The main contents that Mao Zedong draws from Confucius and Confucianism include the following: the spirit of seeking truth from facts, the spirit of seeking truth from facts, the spirit of independence and self-reliance, the theory of virtue and the theory of life, the doctrine of the mean, the educational thought, and the ideals of common ground.