蔡元培(1868-1940)是我国近现代史上伟大的教育家和思想家,为中国近现代教育和新文化运动作出了卓越贡献,也因此曾被称为中国近代的孔夫子。作为对中国历史影响深远的教育家和思想家,孔子的思想无疑也在旧学深厚的蔡元培的心中留下了浓重的印痕。但作为一个学贯中西的学者,蔡元培又不局限于孔子的学说,而是广采博收,批判性地继承和发展了孔子的思想。本文拟就探讨蔡元培的孔子观。 Cai Yuanpei (1868-1940), a great educator and thinker in the modern history of China, made outstanding contributions to modern and modern education and the new cultural movement in China. Therefore, Cai Yuanpei was once known as Confucius in modern China. As an educator and thinker far-reaching influence on Chinese history, Confucius’s thought undoubtedly left a strong impression in the heart of the old-school-deep Cai Yuanpei. However, as a learned scholar from both China and the West, Cai Yuanpei is not confined to Confucius’ theory. Instead, Cai Yuanpei adopted the theory of Confucius and inherited and developed Confucius thought critically. This article intends to explore Cai Yuanpei’s view of Confucius.