孔子对《诗经》社会功用的认识

孔子是有记载以来第一个把《诗经》作为教材用于私人学校的，《诗经》在孔子的心目中有着极为重要的地位，他认为通过学习《诗经》可以提升自己的道德修养，并借以考察社会、批评朝政，做一名合格的政治家或外交家。孔子对《诗经》社会功用的论述，影响了一代又一代的知识分子，并已作为儒家学说重要的理论组成部分而流传至今。

On Confucius' Understanding of Social Functions of Classic Songs

Confucius was the first one in history using Classic Songs as teaching material in the private school and the book played a great role in Confucius. He believed learning Classic Songs could improve his moral culture, review the society, criticize the government and become a qualified stateman and diplomat. Social functions of Classic Songs discussed by Confucius have influences on intellectuals from one generation to another, become important components in Confucian theory and come down.