Di□□erent□hilosophicalsc□oolsha□eofferedvarious□nt□rp□□tat□□n□o□RenZhaDeBenYuan□□nCo□f□ci□nism,Renisseenasaninheren□qualit□thatcanbec□ltivat□dthr□ugheducation,s□□f-disciplin□□an□moral□ra□tice.□encius,a□rominentCon□□cia□th□nk□□,arg□edthathuma□beingsarebo□n□ithaninnatese□s□□fgoo□ness□whic□can□□□□r□uredandd□velop□□th□□ughp□o□erguidanceandedu□a□ion.Xunzi,an□the□Co□f□cia□philosopher,tooka□orepessimis□ic□iew,su□gestingthathum□nn□tureis□nhere□tlyself□shandthatmoralvir□u□smustb□i□p□s□dthroughstrictsocialno□msan□instituti□ns□□> Diff□ren□□□ilosoph□calscho□lsh□□eof□eredvariou□int□rpr□tationsof□enZhaDeBenYuan.InConf□cianism,Renisseenasaninhere□t□ua□itythatcan□e□u□tiv□t□dthroughe□ucatio□,self-□□scipline□a□dm□ralpractice.Mencius,aprominent□onfucianthi□ker,arguedthathumanbeingsare□o□nwith□ni□natesenseofgo□d□□ss,whichcanbe□urt□redanddevelopedthroughpr□perguidanceand□□□□ation.□□□zi,□n□t□erConfucianp□ilosopher,tookamorepessimisti□vi□w,sugges□ingthat□umann□t□r□isinhere□tlyselfish□ndthatmoralvirt□es□ustbeimposedthro□ghstrictsocialnormsa□□instituti□ns. Di□f□re□t□h□□os□p□ical□ch□olsha□e□ffer□dvariousin□erpret□tio□sofRenZhaDeBenYuan.InConfu□ianism,Ren□sseen□sa□in□ere□tqualit□th□tcanbe□ultivatedthroug□educ□tion,□e□f□disciplin□,a□dmoralpracti□e.Me□cius,□pro□i□entConf□cia□thinker,arguedthath□□anbe□n□sa□eb□rn□ith□n□nnate□e□seofgoodness,whichc□nbenurtured□nddevel□pedthrou□□pr□□erguidanceandeducatio□.Xunzi,another□onfucianph□losopher,tooka□□re□essimisticview□su□ges□ingthathu□annatu□□isinh□rent□yself□shandthatmoralvirtuesmu□tbeim□osedthroughstr□ctsocialnorm□and□nstitu□ions. Diff□rentp□ilosophica□sc□oolshav□o□feredvari□usinter□retatio□sofRenZh□DeB□□Yu□n.InConf□ci□nism,Renisseenas□ni□herent□u□lit□thatc□nbecu□t□□atedthrou□heduca□ion,self-discipline,andmor□l□r□c□ice.Me□cius,aprominentConfuci□n□hi□□er,arg□e□t□athumanbeingsarebornwith□ninn□tesens□ofgoodness□wh□chcan□□□urt□reda□ddev□lop□dthr□ughproper□uidan□eandeduc□t□on.Xunzi,ano□her□□nfucia□philosopher,□ookamorepessi□□sticvie□,sugg□stingtha□h□ma□natu□eisinh□□ent□yselfishandth□tmor□□vir□uesmustbei□posedthroughstric□s□□ialnormsandinstituti□ns.