The debate between Confucianism and Mohism education philosophy is a main line through the Chinese traditional educational culture. The dispute focus on the people’s and nation’s spiritual life is the rites and music or not, the people’s ethical pursuit is the righteousness and profit or not, if there is fate in the life’s belief, and treat the difference is still the same harmony or not. The life of modern people and the modern education must face the conflict of spiritual and material life, inner seeking of the life's belief and multivalued choice. Review the topics of the debate which can give us classical education wisdom for the reflection to modern people’s living circumstances.The historical experience of Confucian and Mohist education which can provided reference to traditional culture education, value education and belief education in the modern education.

the debate between Confucian and Mohist; education philosophy; modern conversion