Diffe□□ntphi□osophical□c□o□l□haveoffer□dv□riousin□erpretationsof□en□haDeB□nYuan.□□Confucianism,□eniss□□nasaninher□ntq□□li□y□□atca□be□ultiva□e□througheduca□ion,self-d□scip□□ne□a□dmoralprac□ice.Menc□us,apro□□nentConfu□iant□inker,argue□tha□h□□anbei□gsa□□bornwi□h□□inna□□senseofgo□dness,□hi□hcan□e□ur□u□edanddevelo□e□throu□hp□operguidanceandeducation.X□nzi,another□onfucianp□□lo□opher,too□amorepessimis□icv□□w□su□gestingthathum□nnatureisinherently□elfisha□dthatmoral□irtuesmustbeimpo□e□thr□ugh□tricts□cia□normsandinstitution□. Differen□phi□osophic□lschool□hav□offeredvario□sin□erpreta□ions□fRenZh□DeB□□Yuan.□nCo□fucianism,Re□i□se□nasaninher□ntqu□li□□thatcanbecultivatedth□oughe□□cation,self-dis□ip□□□□,andmo□alp□acti□e.Mencius,aprominentConfu□ianthinker,argue□thathumanbeing□a□ebornwitha□□nnate□en□eofgo□dness,whi□h□anbenurtu□e□anddevel□□edth□□ughprop□r□ui□ancea□dedu□ation.Xunzi,a□□therC□nfuci□nphi□osophe□,t□okamorep□ssimisticview□suggesti□□thath□m□nnatur□□□inhe□entlyselfisha□dth□tmor□lvir□uesm□□tbe□□posedthroughstric□socialnormsan□institutions.<□□> Differentph□□osoph□calschoo□s□aveofferedvario□□i□□erpretations□fRe□ZhaDeBenYu□n.I□Con□ucia□ism□Renisseenasan□nhe□e□tq□alitythatcan□ecul□ivated□□ro□ghedu□ation,sel□-d□scipline,andmora□pra□t□□e.□en□ius,apr□□inentC□n□□c□□nthinke□,arg□□□□□athumanbeing□□rebornwithan□nnatesen□eof□□o□ness,□h□chcanbenu□□□□edanddeve□opedthrou□hpropergu□danceandeducation.X□nz□,a□other□onf□cianphi□os□pher,t□o□am□repessimist□□view,sugg□□tingthat□uma□na□ureisinh□□e□tlyselfis□andthatmor□lvirtuesmu□tbei□posedthroughstric□soc□al□ormsandins□i□ution□.□/□> Diffe□e□tp□□l□soph□c□lschoolshaveo□fe□e□v□r□ousinterp□etationsofR□nZh□DeB□nYuan.I□C□n□ucia□ism,Reni□seenas□nin□erentquali□ytha□c□n□e□ul□ivatedt□rougheduc□tion□□e□f-dis□ipline,andmor□lpr□cti□e.Mencius□apromine□tConfucianth□nk□□,ar□uedth□thu□anbein□sarebo□nwithaninnate□□nseofgo□dne□s,which□an□e□u□turedanddeve□oped□hroughproperguidanceandeducatio□.□□□zi,anotherConfuc□a□phil□□opher,to□k□morepessimisticvi□w,s□gges□ingthathumannat□□eisinherentlys□□□ishandthatmoral□irtuesmustbeimposedt□roug□strictsocialnorms□ndinstitutions. □if□erentp□ilosophicalscho□□s□aveoffe□edvariousinterpretationsof□enZhaDeBenYuan.InConfuciani□m,Renisseenasani□herentqualityth□tcanbecultiv□tedthroug□e□uc□□ion,sel□-di□ciplin□,andmoralpractice.Mencius,apromin□ntC□nfu□i□nthinke□,arguedthathumanbeingsarebo□n□ithanin□atesense□f□oo□ness,whichcanbenurturedand□evelopedthroughproper□uidanceande□□cation.Xunzi,anotherConf□cia□phi□osopher□t□okam□repessimisticv□ew,s□gg□stingthathu□annat□reisin□erentlyselfishandthatmo□alvirtues□□stbeimposed□□r□ughstricts□cialnorms□n□in□titutions.