孔子不谈死,似乎已经成为学界定论,《论语·先进》:季路问事鬼神。子曰:“未能事人,焉能事鬼?”敢问死。曰:“未知生,焉知死?”其实,这一则记录的,只是孔子回避和子路谈死,此则之前,接连好几节都是记录颜回的死。颜回死了,已62岁的子路,也忽然有了迟暮之感,于是问死。孔子回避子路这个问题,实际上是对子路的安慰。事实上,孔子并不回避谈论死亡,《论语》中“死”字出现37次之 Confucius does not talk about death, it seems to have become the academic conclusion, “The Analects of Confucius advanced”: Qipu asked ghosts and gods. Son said: “can not do things, how can you be a ghost?” Dare to ask death. In fact, this is a record, but Confucius avoid and sub-talk about death, before this, a series of sections are recorded in succession Yan’s death. Yan back to life, already 62-year-old child, but also suddenly have a sense of lateness, so ask to die. Confucius avoid sub-road this problem, in fact, the comfort of the sub-road. In fact, Confucius did not avoid talking about death. In the Analects, the word “death” appeared 37 times