Dif□erentphi□osoph□ca□schoolshaveofferedvar□o□si□terpretationsof□e□□haD□□enYuan.InConfucian□sm,□□□isseenasaninhere□tq□alit□tha□□anbecultivatedth□o□□heducation,self-discipline,andmoralprac□i□e.Me□cius,apr□□inent□onfucianthin□□r,arg□edthat□umanbeingsa□ebo□n□ithaninn□tesenseofgoodnes□,□hic□can□enurtur□danddevelopedt□roug□properguidan□eandedu□ation.Xunzi,a□other□onfucianphilo□oph□r□to□k□mor□□e□simi□□icview,suggest□ngthathumann□tu□eisin□erent□yse□fishandthatmor□lv□rtue□mu□tbei□posedth□o□ghstricts□□□□lno□msandi□stitutions. □p□Diff□rentphi□osop□icalscho□l□haveofferedvariousinterpretatio□sofRe□ZhaDeB□n□uan.□nC□nfuc□anism,□□ni□seenasaninherentq□alit□thatc□nbecult□va□edthroug□education□self-discipline,andmoral□ra□t□ce.Mencius,apromine□tConf□ci□nth□nker,argue□t□□t□umanbeingsarebornwithaninna□esenseofgoodness,whichca□ben□rturedanddeve□□ped□hrou□hpro□□rgui□anceandeducati□n.Xunzi,a□otherConfuc□anphi□□sopher,tookamor□p□ss□misticview,s□gg□□tingtha□humanna□ureisinhere□□□yself□shandthatmoralvirtuesm□stbeimposed□hroughstrict□ocialn□rmsa□dinstitutions. D□fferent□hilosophi□alscho□□shaveofferedvarious□nt□rp□etationsof□e□ZhaDe□e□Yua□.InConfucianism,R□nissee□□saninhere□tqu□li□ythat□anbecultiva□ed□hrou□h□ducation,s□lf-discipline,andmoralpractice.□enci□s□apro□inen□Confucianthi□□e□,arguedthathuman□ei□gsareb□rn□ithaninn□tesenseofgoo□nes□,□□ichc□nbenurturedanddeveloped□h□oughproper□ui□an□e□nde□ucation.X□n□i,□notherConfuci□nphilosop□er,t□okam□repessimisticvie□,suggesti□g□□athu□anna□ur□isinherently□elfishand□hatmo□alvirtu□smustbeim□osedthrou□□str□ct□ocialno□□sandins□itutions.□□p□ D□ff□ren□□□□□osophicalschoo□□haveoffe□□dva□□□usinterp□et□□ions□fRenZhaDeBen□ua□.InCo□fucianism□Renis□een□saninher□nt□ua□□ty□hatcanbec□l□ivated□□roug□educ□tion,self-□iscipli□e,andmoralpractice.Me□ci□s,apr□m□□ent□onfuc□anthinker,argu□□th□thumanbeings□rebo□nwithaninnatesenseof□o□□ness□wh□chcanbenurturedanddev□l□pedthr□ughpr□per□uida□ceand□duc□□□on.Xunzi,anotherC□nfuc□a□□hilo□opher□tookam□□epessimisticview,suggesti□g□h□thumannatureisinherentlysel□ishandthatmo□□lvirtues□ust□ei□□osedth□oughstricts□cia□norm□a□dinstitutions. □iffe□entphilosophicalscho□lsh□□eoffe□edva□i□usinterpretat□onsofRen□haDe□en□uan.InCo□fucia□ism,R□n□sseenasaninherentq□□litythatc□□bec□l□ivatedthroug□educatio□,self-disc□plin□,and□oral□□□ctic□.M□nciu□,□pr□min□n□Confuciant□ink□r,arguedtha□□u□a□beingsar□bor□wit□□□□nnates□nseofgoodness,which□anbenurturedanddeve□opedthrou□□propergu□□a□ceand□ducation.Xunzi,□nothe□Confu□ianphilo□op□er,t□okamorepes□imi□ticv□ew,sugg□st□ngtha□□uman□a□ur□isi□herentlyself□shandt□atmoral□irtuesmu□tbeimposedthro□ghs□rictso□i□lnormsa□dinstitu□ions.