Differ□ntphilos□p□ical□choolshaveoffe□edvariou□inte□pretatio□sof□en□haDeBenYuan.InCo□fucia□ism,Renissee□□saninher□ntqu□litythatcanbecultivat□dthrou□h□duca□ion□self-discipline,andmoral□□actice.M□nciu□,apromi□entConfu□□ant□inker,a□guedt□athumanb□ingsa□eb□rnwi□hanin□atesense□□goodne□s,□hich□anbenurturedan□d□v□lopedt□roug□properguid□ncea□deduca□ion.X□□zi□anotherConfucianp□ilosopher,too□am□r□pessi□isti□view,sug□□st□ngthathumannat□□eisi□□e□entl□selfishan□thatmoralvi□tuesmustbe□mposed□hroug□st□□ctso□□alnormsan□i□□□□t□tions□ D□f□e□ent□hilosop□ic□lschool□□aveofferedvar□ousinte□pret□tionsof□e□□haDeBe□Yuan.InConfuc□anism,Renisseenasa□inheren□□uali□yth□t□□nbec□lt□v□ted□hro□g□education,s□lf-□isc□pline□andmo□alpr□ctice.Menci□s,aprominentConfuci□nthi□ker,□rgu□dthathumanbein□sare□ornwit□an□nnatesen□e□fgoodnes□,whi□hcan□enurturedanddeve□opedt□roughproperguidanceandeducatio□.Xunzi,anotherC□□fu□ianphil□sopher,took□morepessi□isticview,s□ggestingthat□u□annatureisin□erentlyselfi□han□□□atmoralvi□t□□smustbeimposed□hrou□hs□r□□t□□ci□lnormsandinstit□ti□ns□□/p> Differ□ntphilo□o□hicalscho□lshaveofferedvari□usinte□pretation□ofRen□□aDeBenYuan.InC□nfucianism,Renisseenasani□h□re□tqualityth□tca□becul□ivat□dt□r□ug□education,self-dis□ipl□ne,andm□ralpr□ct□c□.Mencius,apromin□ntConf□ci□nthinker,argue□thathumanbeings□r□bornw□thani□natesenseofgoodness□whichcanbenurt□reda□ddevel□pedth□oughproperguidancean□educati□n□□unzi□a□o□herConf□cia□phil□sopher□t□okamorepessimisticv□ew,suggestingthathumann□tur□□sinheren□ly□elfishandt□atmor□lvirtu□smustb□imposedth□oughstricts□cia□no□□sandin□titutions.□> Differentphilosophicalscho□lsh□veoffere□var□ousinterpretatio□so□RenZhaDeB□□Yuan.I□C□nfucianism,Renisseenasaninherentqualit□thatcanb□c□ltivatedthrough□duc□ti□n,se□f-disc□pline,□ndmoralpractice.Men□ius,a□□omi□entC□nfucianthinker,a□guedt□athu□anbeingsareb□□nw□thaninnat□□enseof□oodness,whichcanben□□t□□e□an□d□veloped□hroughpr□□erguid□n□eanded□cat□on.Xun□i,anot□e□Confucianphilosopher,too□□morepessimis□i□v□ew,□ugge□t□ngthathuma□natureis□nherentlys□lfishand□hatmor□□□irtuesmus□be□mposed□hrough□tr□ctsoc□alno□msan□in□ti□ut□ons.<□p> Differentphil□sophica□schoolshaveoffer□dvariousint□rpretationsof□enZ□aDeBen□□a□.InConf□cianism,Reniss□enasaninherentqua□i□yt□atca□□ecultiv□t□d□□roug□educati□n,self-d□sci□line,an□□oralpr□ctice.Mencius,aprominentConfuc□an□h□n□er,□rg□e□thathu□anbeing□areborn□i□hanin□□t□□□n□eofgo□dness,whichcanbenurtu□edan□developedthroughpropergu□□□□cean□e□uc□tion.Xunz□,ano□□erConfu□ia□□□il□sophe□,tooka□orepessimisticview,suggesti□gtha□humannatur□isinhere□tl□selfis□andth□tmoralvirt□esmustbei□pose□□□rou□hstrictsocial□o□msandins□itutions. Di□□erentphilosophi□alsc□ools□ave□ffere□variousinte□preta□io□so□R□n□haDeB□nYuan.I□Co□fucianis□□Reniss□ena□a□□nh□□□□tqual□tythatc□nbe□ult□vatedthroughe□□catio□,self-di□cipline,andmoralpracti□e.□encius,apr□min□nt□□nfucia□thi□k□r,arguedthathum□□beingsare□ornwithan□nnat□sense□fgoodn□□s,whi□hcanbe□□□turedanddevelopedthro□ghproperguid□□ceandeducation.Xu□zi,a□o□herCo□f□cianphi□osop□er,tookam□re□e□simisticvi□□,su□gest□n□□hathumannatu□□isin□□rentlyselfishandthat□oralvirtu□smust□eimposed□hroughstr□cts□ci□lnormsandinstit□□i□ns.