It seems that the Western philosopher, Spinoza, was in agreement with Confucius on this point when he remarked, "The wise only consider existence and do not bother themselves about death." Very much the standard Confucian view.
這點西哲斯賓諾莎似乎也有相同的看法，因為他的哲言是：「智者只考慮生存，而不管死亡」，幾乎是標準的孔門死亡觀。