 Viewing Confucianism as “philosophy” began, in western studies, with the Jesuit anthology, Confucius Sinarum Philosophus (Confucius, China’s Philosopher), published in Paris in 1687 and dedicated to King Louis XIV. This work introduced Confucius’ thought with high praise and selected translations from the Great Learning, the Analects, and the Doctrine of the Mean. Originally published in Latin, Confucius Sinarum Philosophus was soon translated into French, German, and English. It influenced early admirers of Confucianism and Chinese philosophy, as it quickly came to be known, including Gottfried Leibniz (1646–1716) and Voltaire (1694–1778). The anthology was also known to those who later disparaged Confucianism, including G. W. F. Hegel (1770–1831) who remarked that Confucius’ reputation would have been enhanced had his works never been translated. Regardless, Hegel never flatly denied that Confucian thinking merited consideration as “philosophy,” even though he did not regard it highly.