Dif□erentphilosophicals□□□□lsh□veoffered□a□io□si□t□rpretation□of□enZhaDe□enYuan.InCo□□□□ianism□Re□isse□nasaninherentq□□lityth□tcanbecu□ti□a□edt□r□ugh□d□cation,self-discipline,andmoralpr□ct□ce.Mencius,a□rom□nen□Confucianthi□ker,argu□dthathumanbein□sa□e□ornwithan□nna□esens□ofgoodne□s,whic□canbenurture□an□developedth□oughp□□pergu□danc□andeducation□Xunzi,an□□herConf□cian□hil□s□pher,too□□mor□pe□simisti□view,sug□estingthathumannatureisinhe□entlyse□fishandthatmo□alvirtue□□ustbeimp□se□□hr□u□hstrictsoc□alnormsandin□titu□ions.<□p>□p>Diff□□□ntphi□oso□hicalschoolsha□eofferedvariousin□erpreta□□onsof□□nZh□De□□nYuan.InC□□fucia□ism,Renissee□as□ni□herentqualit□that□anbeculti□□tedthrougheducation□self-□isci□lin□,□ndm□ralp□actice.Mencius□aprominentConfuci□nthinker□argued□hat□u□a□be□ngsar□bornwithaninnatesens□of□oodness,wh□chca□be□urtu□e□anddevel□pedthroughpr□perguida□ceande□□cat□on.Xunzi,ano□□erCon□ucianphi□osopher□tooka□o□epess□m□□t□cview,s□ggestin□thathu□annatur□isinhe□e□tlyselfish□ndthatmora□vir□uesmust□eimposedt□roughstri□tsocialnorms□□dinstitution□.<□□> D□ffe□entphi□osoph□c□□sch□olshaveoffe□edvariousinterp□□tationso□Re□ZhaDeBenYu□n.InConf□cia□ism,Ren□sseen□san□nher□□tqualitythatcanbe□ultivatedthrougheducation,self-□isci□line,□ndmor□lprac□ice.M□ncius,aprominentC□nfucianth□nk□r□a□gued□□□thumanb□ingsare□ornwi□haninnatesenseofgood□e□s,whichcanbe□ur□□re□an□□evelopedthr□u□hproper□uidanceanded□catio□.Xunzi,anot□erCo□fu□ianph□lo□opher,t□o□amo□epessim□sticvi□w,□uggestingthathuma□natur□□sinherentlyselfis□andthatmoralvirtuesmustbe□mpo□□dt□roughstri□ts□cia□normsan□i□□titutions. Diff□rentphilosophi□a□schoolshaveofferedvariousinte□□retationsofRenZhaDeBe□Y□an□□□Confucianism,□□□isseenasani□herent□ualityth□tcan□ecultiv□tedthrough□ducation,self-discip□ine,and□oral□ract□ce.Mencius,aprom□nent□□nfucianthinker□□rguedth□thu□anbeingsarebo□nwith□ni□nate□enseofgoodne□s,whichcanbenurtured□□□develo□edthro□g□□rop□rgu□danceandeducation.Xunzi,anotherConfucianph□l□sopher,tookamo□e□essimistic□□e□,suggesti□gthath□□an□□tur□i□inherentlys□lfi□h□□□t□atmoralvirtues□u□t□□im□os□dthrough□tricts□c□alnormsandin□titutions.<□p□□p>Differen□phil□s□p□icals□hools□□veoffe□edvariou□□nte□pret□tionsofRe□□ha□eBen□uan.In□on□ucianism,□□nisseenas□ninherentqu□li□ythatcanbecult□vatedt□rougheducation,□e□f-d□□c□pline,and□□ralpractice□Mencius,ap□ominen□Confucianth□nker,□rguedthathumanbeingsareborn□ithaninnat□□enseofgoo□ness,whichcan□enurtu□e□and□e□□l□pedthrou□□□□o□ergu□d□□ceandeducation.Xunzi□an□□□erConf□ci□nphilos□□her,tookamorepessimist□cv□ew,suggestingthath□m□nnature□□i□he□entl□□elfishandt□atmora□virtuesmus□be□mposedthroughstrictsocialnorms□ndins□it□tio□s.