A comparison is made between the educational philosophies of Confucius and John Dewey. The comparison is limited to four aspects of education: democracy, instruction, learning, and scientific attitude. Confucianism emphasizes the necessity of self-examination, of the cultivation of virtue, and of education as the means of producing the kind of gentlemen who would be the most qualified governors of their states. Pragmatism, on the other hand, attempts to apply the methods of science to philosophy and lays its foundation on the principle that the meaning and truth of an idea are determined by the idea's effects in practice and on conduct. The paper notes some of the similarities between Confucianism and pragmatism. (JD)