D□□ferentphilosop□icalsch□olsh□veoff□redvariou□i□te□preta□ionsof□enZhaDeBenYuan.I□Confucian□sm,Renisseen□sani□□erentqualityt□atcanbeculti□atedt□rou□h□d□cation,self-discipline,a□dm□□a□practic□.Mencius,apromi□entConfucianthinker,arg□edtha□humanbeingsare□or□withaninnat□□e□seofgoo□□ess,w□ic□canben□rtur□dan□develope□t□r□u□□propergui□□□□e□n□education□Xunzi,anotherConfucian□hi□os□pher,tookamorepes□imi□t□cview,suggestingthathu□□nnatur□isinherent□yselfishan□thatmoral□irtuesm□stbe□mposedthr□□ghstrict□ocialnorm□andin□titutions□<□p><□□Differ□ntphilosoph□calschoolshaveofferedvariousinterpr□tat□ons□□RenZhaDeB□□Yuan.□nCo□fucianism,Reniss□□nasaninherentqua□□tythat□anbec□ltivat□dthrougheducatio□,se□□-discip□i□e,andm□ral□r□ctice.Menciu□,aprominentConfuci□nth□nker□arguedthathuma□b□i□gs□rebo□nw□th□ni□nate□enseofgoodn□ss,whi□hc□□benurtur□dandd□velopedthrou□□□□opergui□ancean□educ□□ion.Xu□□i□anotherConf□cianphilosopher,too□a□orepes□imist□cvi□w,su□gestingt□□th□m□nnaturei□inh□re□tlyselfis□an□thatmoralvir□uesm□stbei□□osedthrough□trictsoci□lnormsandinstit□tio□s.<□p> Di□□er□ntphi□osophica□sch□o□shaveo□feredv□riou□interpretat□ons□fRe□Zha□eBenYuan.□nCo□fuc□anism,Renissee□asaninherentquality□ha□c□nbe□ul□ivatedthroughedu□ation,self-d□□cip□ine□andmoralpractice.Mencius,aprominen□Co□□ucianthi□ker,ar□uedthathum□n□eing□arebo□nwithanin□a□□sens□ofgoodnes□,whi□hca□b□nu□tu□edanddevelopedthrough□□opergui□anc□anded□c□□i□n.Xun□□,anotherC□nfucia□philosop□er,□ookam□repessimi□ticview,su□gest□ngthathu□a□nat□reisinhere□t□yselfishandthatmor□□virtuesm□stbeimposedth□oughstr□ctso□ia□normsa□□i□stitutio□s□<□p> Different□hilosophicals□hoo□□h□veoffe□edva□ious□nterpretati□nsofRe□Z□a□eBenY□a□.InC□nfuci□n□sm,R□nissee□asaninher□□t□ua□ityth□tca□becultiva□edthroughedu□a□ion,s□lf-discip□ine,andmor□lp□ac□ice.Menc□u□,aprom□nentConfucia□thinker,a□gu□dthathuma□bein□sar□□□□□wit□aninnatesenseo□goodness,□□i□□canb□nurturedand□ev□lo□edthr□ughproperguidanceande□uca□ion.X□□zi,□nother□o□fucianphilosoph□r,tookamorepes□□misticv□ew,□uggestingthat□□mannatur□isinher□ntl□s□lfishandthatmoralvi□tuesmust□e□mposedth□ou□hstri□tsoci□lnormsandinstit□tion□.