关键词: 孔子, 天命鬼神, 人本主义, 人文情怀

Abstract: In the Spring and Autumn Period, with the rise of moral consciousness and humane spirit, the Shinto religious ideology changed significantly, and gradually replaced with the humanitarian, human relations, and humanistic care. By means of the Heavens will, Confucius illustrated his ideal, knew the destiny and kept a sophisticated attitude to life. He respected the supernatural beings and kept a distance from them, while this notion of destiny vividly manifested this trend. Confucius view of destiny and supernatural beings contains the spirit of humanism, which is different from Taoist naturalism, as well as Mohist School of utilitarianism. It has had a profound influence on traditional culture and Chinese living in the ultimate concern, value orientation, and mode of thinking.

Key words: Confucius, destiny and supernatural beings, humanism, humanistic feelings