D□□fe□entph□□□□oph□□alschoolsh□ve□f□eredvari□usin□er□re□ationsofRen□haDeBe□Yuan.InConfuc□an□sm,Renisseenas□ninherentq□ality□hatcanbecu□t□□atedth□ou□heduc□tion,self-discipline□andmoralpractice□Mencius,□prominen□Confuc□anthink□r,a□guedthathu□anbeing□a□eb□rnwitha□innatesenseo□good□ess,w□ichca□□enu□turedanddevelope□□hroug□propergui□anceandeducation.Xunz□,anothe□C□□fucian□hilosopher,too□amorepessim□sti□□iew,sugg□st□ngthathumannatureisinhe□e□tl□selfisha□dthat□or□lvirtu□□mustbeimposedthroughstric□soci□l□ormsandinst□tutions. Diff□rentphilosophicalsc□oolshaveofferedvario□s□nte□pr□tationsof□enZhaDeBenY□a□.□nConf□cia□ism,Renisseenasa□in□er□n□□ualitythatcanbecu□tivat□dthrough□□ucat□□n,se□f-discipline,and□o□alp□ac□ice□Menc□us,apr□minentConfucian□h□nke□,arguedtha□□umanbe□ngsar□born□ithaninn□tes□nse□f□oodn□ss□□hichcanbenu□tured□□dd□velo□edt□rou□h□ro□□r□uidanceandeducation.Xun□i,ano□herConfucianphil□so□her□tookam□repessimisticv□ew,sugge□tingthathumannatur□□sinherentlyselfi□hand□hatmor□lv□rtues□ustbe□m□os□dthroughstric□s□cialnorms□nd□ns□itutions.□□ Diff□rentphi□osoph□c□lsc□oolshaveoffere□v□riousinterpret□tionsofRe□Z□aDeBen□uan.In□onfuc□anism,Renis□een□san□nherentqu□□ityt□atcanbe□□ltivatedth□ougheducati□□,self-dis□iplin□,andmoralp□ac□□ce.□enc□us,□promi□entConfucia□□□inker,arguedthathu□anb□i□gsarebornwithan□□natesenseo□goo□ness□w□ichcanbe□urturedanddeveloped□hroughproperguidanceandedu□ation.□unzi□an□□□er□onf□cianp□ilo□opher,tookam□re□essimi□ti□□iew,suggest□ngtha□humannatu□eisin□erentlyselfi□handthatm□□al□i□□uesm□stb□□mposedthro□ghstrictsocial□ormsa□□instit□tions.
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