Diffe□entphilo□ophicalsch□ols□aveo□feredvariousi□□er□re□ationso□□enZh□DeBenYuan.InConfuc□□nism,Renisse□na□□ninh□r□ntquality□□atc□nbecu□t□v□tedt□rougheducation,self-discipli□e,andmoral□rac□ice.Mencius,apromin□nt□o□fuc□anthinker,arguedthathumanbeingsarebornwith□ninnate□enseo□go□dne□s,w□i□hcanbenurtu□□danddevel□pedthr□ughp□o□e□□uidanceandedu□atio□.Xun□i,anotherConfucianphilos□pher,□ookamo□epessi□i□ti□view□s□g□e□□□ngthath□man□atur□isinher□ntlyse□□is□andthatm□ralvirtu□smu□tbeimp□se□thr□ughstri□tsoc□a□norms□nd□n□titution□. Diff□□e□tphiloso□hi□al□□hoo□s□ave□fferedvariou□□nte□□retationsofRe□ZhaDe□enYuan.InConfuc□a□ism,Re□isseenasaninh□r□□t□□alitytha□canbecultiva□□dthroughed□cation,self□d□scipline,andmora□practi□e.Men□ius,aprominentCon□ucia□thinker,argue□t□athumanb□in□□are□ornwithanin□ates□ns□ofgoodness,whichcanbe□urturedandde□elopedthroughproperguida□ceande□uc□tion.Xu□zi,anotherConfu□ian□hilo□o□□e□,to□kamorepe□simisticvi□□,suggesti□□□hathu□anna□ureisinhere□t□ysel□ishandthat□oralv□rtuesm□□tbeim□o□edthro□ghstric□socia□norm□andinstituti□ns□<□p> Differ□□tphilosophic□ls□ho□□shave□fferedvariousinterp□etati□□sofRen□ha□eBe□Yua□.□nConfuci□nism,Renisseen□s□ninheren□quali□ythatcanbecu□□ivatedthrougheducat□on,□elf-di□□ip□□ne□andmoralprac□□□e.Mencius,□promi□entConfucia□thinker,argue□□ha□huma□b□ings□□ebo□nw□tha□innate□□n□e□fgoodness,wh□chcanbenurtu□edanddevelopedthroug□□□□pe□gu□dance□ndeduc□tion.Xunzi,an□ther□onf□cianp□□losoph□r,tookamorepessimisticview,sug□esti□gthat□umannat□reisinherentlys□lfishandtha□moralv□rtues□ustbe□mp□se□th□□ugh□tr□□tso□□al□ormsandi□s□□tutions. Differen□philosophi□alschoolshaveofferedvari□usinterpr□tationsofR□nZ□aDeB□nYuan□In□o□fucianism,Renisseenasaninhere□tq□al□tytha□ca□□ecultiv□tedt□roughed□cation,self-disci□lin□□an□moralp□actice.□enc□us□□□ro□in□□tC□n□□cia□t□inker,□rg□□dth□thum□nbei□gsare□ornwithan□nnatese□se□fgo□□ne□s,□hi□□canbenur□ure□anddevelope□□hroughpr□pergui□anceandeducation.Xu□zi,anotherConfucianphilosoph□□,□ook□mor□pessi□isti□v□ew,□□ggestingthathuman□atureis□nher□ntly□e□fishandthatmo□□lvir□uesmustbeimposedthroug□strictso□□□l□ormsandins□it□tio□s.