Differ□n□p□ilos□phic□l□choolshaveo□fere□vari□usint□rpretation□of□enZ□aDeBenYuan.InConfuc□anism,Renis□een□□anin□□ren□□uali□yt□atcan□□cu□tivate□□hrougheducation□s□lf-□□sc□pline,andmoralpractic□.□encius,aprom□ne□t□on□uciant□□nker□argu□dthathumanbei□gsareborn□ithani□nates□□s□ofgoo□ness,whichcanbenurturedan□de□elopedthrough□roperguida□ceandedu□ation.Xunz□,a□o□her□onfucian□hilosoph□r□took□morepessimisticvi□w,su□gestingthathumannatureisinher□ntlyselfishandthatmoralvirtu□□mustbei□posedthroughstrictsoci□l□ormsandinstitu□ions. □iffe□entphilosophi□alschoolsh□veo□fered□ar□ou□inter□retation□ofRenZ□aD□BenYuan.InCo□□uci□nism,Renissee□asan□□□erentqualitythatcanbecult□v□ted□hroughed□□atio□,□e□f□discip□in□□andmoralpractice.M□ncius,ap□ominentConfucianth□nker,argue□thath□manbeingsa□eborn□it□anin□at□se□se□fgoodness,wh□chcanb□nur□ur□dan□developedth□oughpr□perguida□c□□nde□ucation.X□nzi,anotherC□nfucian□hiloso□h□r,tookamorepessimisticv□ew,sug□estingthat□umannature□□□□□erentlyselfis□andthatmoralv□□tu□□m□st□eimposedthrou□hstricts□□□□lno□m□andin□titution□. Different□□iloso□hi□alschoolshaveoff□□edvar□□usinter□□etationsof□□nZhaD□□en□uan.I□Confu□ianism,Renisseenasan□nhere□tquality□hatcanbec□ltivatedthr□ugh□du□ation□s□lf-disciplin□,□ndmoralpracti□e□Men□ius,aprominentConfuc□anthin□er,arguedthat□umanbeing□arebornwi□haninnates□nse□fgoodne□s,whic□canbe□u□t□reda□ddev□□o□edthroughproperguidanceandedu□ation.Xunzi,anot□er□onfucianphilosopher,took□mor□pe□□imisti□view,sugge□□ingthat□umann□ture□sinh□rently□e□fis□andthatmoralvi□tuesmustb□impos□□□hroughstrictsocialn□r□sandinsti□ution□.