In Western culture, the philosophical thought of Confucius should be the most respected for Chinese culture. As early as the 18th century France, Voltaire said: "The European royal families and merchants discovered the East and only knew Seeking wealth, the philosopher discovered a new spiritual and material world there. "He praised Confucius for "only resorting to morality and not promoting gods and monsters" and "don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you." The purest morality beyond Christian doctrine.

Confucius’ thought of benevolent government and caring for the people has a high status and value in Western countries. The phrase “tyranny is more fierce than a tiger” once became a ruling aphorism for those in power. It was the first to propose that farmers are the members of the production class. , it is this great Chinese thinker. If the historical influence of Confucius' Confucian culture on the West and even the entire world has become a thing of the past, then Cambridge University's use of some chapters of Confucius's "The Analects" as teaching content on Chinese culture should be the best explanation for its respect for Confucian thought. , and the Confucian idea that benevolent people love themselves more than others has been verified all over the world.