The Spirits of Confucianism and Mohism and the University Education

Cai Yuan-pei was the first person in China who put forward the modern university educational idea which combined the merits of occidental education with the spirits of confucianism and Mohism.However,contemporary scholars misunderstood this idea deliberately or unconsciously when they reiterated or quoted it.In fact,the sort of misunderstanding is a kind of rethink and development of Mr.Cai's idea.Contemporary university education should base upon circumstance and then combine the merits of occidental education and the spirits of Confucianism and Mohism.Traditional culture is firstly the knowledge of the scholars in this field.Thus,traditional culture education is firstly the knowledge education and then to cultivate morality and to model personality and humanity spirits.The spirits of traditional culture will make a meaningful contribution to modern university education as long as we have knowledge background and understanding of the spirits of traditional culture.