Judging from the angle of modern history study, Confucian historical ideas are characterized by the humanism historical view with humanism as its core, the history theory combination methods in the form of connotations of The Book of Spring and Autumn , and the historical awareness with "history preaching" as its object.
从现代史学的角度看,孔子史学思想的特征表现为:以民本主义为核心的人文史观,以"《春秋》之义"为表现形式的史论结合方法,以"训诲史学"为宗旨的史学目的意识。