Diff□rentp□ilos□phicalsch□olshaveofferedva□iousint□r□retationsofRenZh□DeBen□uan□□nConfuc□□□ism,Renis□e□nasanin□ere□tqualit□tha□□an□ecultivatedthrou□he□ucation,se□f-discipline,a□dmora□□ract□ce.□en□□us,a□□ominentC□nf□cia□t□□n□er,ar□uedthath□manbeingsa□ebo□□wi□h□ninna□esenseofgoodne□s,wh□c□canb□nurtur□□andd□velopedth□o□g□propergui□ancean□ed□cati□n□□unzi,anotherConfucianphilosopher,took□m□re□es□imisticview□suggestingth□□humannatureis□nherent□yse□fish□ndthatmo□a□vi□t□esmustbe□□posedthro□g□str□ctso□ia□□ormsandinstituti□ns. Differentph□losoph□calschoolsha□eoff□□□dvariousinterp□□tation□o□RenZhaDeBenYuan.□nCo□fucianism,Reniss□en□san□nher□ntqua□ityt□a□□□nbecultivate□th□ougheduc□tion,s□lf-d□scipline,and□or□lpracti□e.M□ncius,ap□□minen□Con□uci□nth□nk□r,argue□tha□□u□anbeingsar□bo□nwi□h□□□nna□e□enseofgoodness,whichcanben□□turedan□develope□t□roughproperguidancea□deducati□n.□unzi,anotherC□nfucianphilosop□□r,tooka□orepessi□isticview,s□ggestingth□th□mann□t□reis□□herentl□sel□i□handthatmoralvirtues□us□bei□posedthroughstrictsocialnormsandinstitutions.□><□□□i□f□□entphi□oso□hicalschoolshaveo□fered□ari□usi□ter□ret□tionsof□enZ□a□eBenYua□.I□Confucian□sm,Re□□sseenasaninher□ntq□alitytha□□□nbecultivatedthrou□h□duca□i□n,sel□-disc□pl□ne,□ndmoralp□act□ce.Menciu□,apr□□□nentConfuci□nt□i□ker,argued□h□thumanbeingsa□ebornwitha□innatesenseofgood□ess,wh□chc□nbenurt□reda□d□evelo□edthrou□hproperg□idanceandeducation.Xun□i,anoth□rCo□fuc□anphil□s□□her,tooka□orepessimi□ticview,suggest□□gt□□thumannat□reisinher□ntlyselfishandthatmoralvi□□uesmust□eimpos□dthro□ghs□rictsoci□lnorm□an□ins□itutions.<□p□□p>Differentp□ilosop□□calschool□haveofferedv□riousin□e□pretat□onsofRenZ□a□eBe□Yuan.InCo□fucianism,□enisseen□san□nh□r□ntquali□ythatcanb□cul□ivatedthr□ughedu□atio□,s□l□-d□sci□li□e□□□□□oralpra□ti□e.M□nc□us,aprominentConfucianthink□r,argu□d□□athuma□beingsa□ebornwi□hani□□a□□senseofgood□□□s,which□anb□□urtur□dandd□v□□opedth□oughpr□pergu□danceandeducation.X□n□i,□notherConfucianphi□o□opher□to□kamor□pessi□i□ticview,sugg□□□ingtha□hu□a□na□□reisinhere□tlyselfishandthatmoralvirt□esmustbeimposedthrou□□str□ctsocialnor□sandins□i□u□ions.