Different□hilosophica□schoo□shaveofferedvar□ousi□terpret□tionsof□enZhaDe□enY□an□InConfucianism,Reni□□ee□□saninher□ntqualitytha□canbe□□l□ivatedthroug□educa□ion,self□disci□l□ne,□ndmoralpract□ce.M□n□ius,aprominentConfuciant□ink□r,arg□□□□h□thuman□eingsareborn□ithani□natesense□□g□o□nes□,whichca□ben□□tureda□□developedthroughproperguidanc□ande□□cation.Xunzi,an□th□□Confucianphilosopher,to□kamorepessimistic□ie□,suggest□ngt□ath□mannature□sinherent□yselfi□handthatmor□l□irtuesmustbeim□osedthro□g□□trict□ocialnor□sandi□□t□tution□□□□p> Differentphiloso□□i□alschoolsh□ve□ffere□va□iousinte□□reta□ionsof□□nZhaD□B□nYuan.In□□nf□cianis□,Renisseenasani□herent□ualitythatca□b□c□l□i□a□□dthro□gheducat□on□self-d□scipli□e□andmo□alp□actice.Mencius,aprominentConfucia□□hinker,arg□□dthath□manbeingsar□□or□withaninnate□ens□ofgoodness,□hi□hcanben□rturedandd□vel□pedthroug□properguida□ceande□ucatio□.X□□z□,ano□herConf□cianp□□□osopher,took□morepe□simisticview,□ugge□tingthathuma□natu□eis□nherentlyse□□ishandtha□□oral□irtu□□m□st□eim□□s□dthroug□□tr□ctso□ial□ormsandins□itut□ons.□/p><□>Differentphilo□oph□□alschool□haveofferedva□iousinterpr□tat□onsofR□n□haDeBenY□□n□InCon□ucianism,Renisseen□saninhe□entqualit□thatcanbecu□t□va□□dthrough□ducation,se□f-discipli□e□a□dmora□pract□ce.Me□c□us□apro□in□ntConf□cianthinker,argued□hathumanb□ingsar□bornwithaninna□es□nse□fgoodn□ss,w□ichca□ben□rture□anddeve□op□dthroughpr□□erguid□nceandeducatio□.□unz□,anotherConfucianphi□os□p□er,too□□morepessim□sti□view,sugge□tingthathu□ann□□ureisinherent□□selfishandthatmoralvirtuesmustbeimpo□edthr□ughst□ictsocialnormsa□dinstit□tions.□/p> Differentphil□sophicalschoolshav□offer□dvariousinterpretatio□sof□□nZhaD□BenYu□n.I□Con□ucianism,□eni□seenasaninherent□u□l□tyt□atcanbe□ul□□v□te□throu□heduc□tion,se□f-discipline,andmo□a□practice.Men□ius,aprominentConf□cianthinker,arguedthathumanbeingsarebornw□thanin□□tesenseofgood□□ss,whichcanben□rture□andde□□lop□dthroughpropergui□a□□eand□ducation.Xunzi,□no□herConfucianp□ilo□oph□r□tookamorepes□im□sticvie□,su□gestingtha□humanna□urei□inherentlyselfish□n□th□tmoralvi□tuesmust□eimp□se□th□□u□hstrict□ocialnormsandinstitutions□<□p> Dif□□ren□philosop□ic□l□choolshaveoff□□e□□ariousinte□pretati□□□ofRenZhaDeBenYuan.InConfuciani□m,Renis□een□s□□in□ere□tq□□l□ty□hatcanb□cu□tivate□throughed□catio□,□elf-di□□i□□in□,□ndmoralprac□ice□Mencius,□p□ominen□Confucianthinker□□rg□edthat□umanbeingsare□ornwithani□nat□se□seofg□odness,which□a□benurture□a□□develo□ed□hrou□h□ro□□□guidanc□□ndeducation□Xunzi,anotherConfuci□n□hil□soph□r,too□amorepessimistic□□ew,□uggest□ng□hathumannatur□□□inh□rentlysel□□shan□□□atmoralvirtues□ust□eimposedthroughstrictso□ia□normsa□dins□itutions. D□fferentphil□sophicals□hoolsh□veof□eredvar□ou□int□rp□etationsofRenZhaDeBenY□an.InCon□ucia□ism,R□nisseena□aninhe□ent□□□□itythatc□□becultivate□throughedu□at□on,self-discipline,□ndmoralpractice.Menciu□,ap□omi□entConfuci□n□□inker,□rguedthathumanbeings□rebornw□□haninn□tesen□eofgo□dness,wh□chcanbenurt□□e□a□ddev□lopedth□oughpr□perguidanceandeducation.Xun□□,anot□erConfu□ianphiloso□he□,tooka□orepes□imisticvi□w□□ugges□□ngthath□man□atu□eisi□herentlyself□shan□t□□□□□ra□□□rtu□□mustbeimpo□ed□hroughstrictsocial□ormsandinstitution□.