E. Bruce Brooks about Confucius students circle
The article is devoted to a critical review of the ideas of one of the leading modern Western researchers-Confucianists E. Bruce Brooks, described in his work "The Life and Mentorship of Confucius". The article considers Brooks' views on the issues that are not often considered in Russian historiography: the problems of the character of Confucius school, the number of Confucius students, the authorship of the Analects, as well as the status of the students in relation to Confucius himself.