However, some scholars take a more balanced view. For instance, Professor Hans Stumpfeldt of the oriental studies department at the University of Hamburg reminds us that Confucius is not the same as the Confucianists, so that whenever one talks about Confucianists one should first make it clear which interpretation of Confucius, and which Confucianists, one is referring to--they cannot all be lumped together.
但是，這當中也有學者抱著較持平的看法，例如漢堡大學東方語文學系主任司徒漢教授提醒大家應該注意，孔子並不等於儒家，誰要談儒家，就應先聲明，他談的是哪一個孔子和哪一個儒家，不能全部一概而論。