□p>□ifferent ph□los□phical sc□ools□ha□e □ffe□ed various inter□retatio□s o□□Ren □ha De Ben Yuan. In Confu□iani□m,□□en is seen as an inhere□t quality that c□n be□cultivat□d throu□h□education, se□f-disc□pline, an□ m□ral practic□. Menc□us, a □romin□n□ Con□uc□an□th□nker,□argue□ that hu□an □ein□s are born with □n innate s□nse□o□ goodness, w□ich □an□b□□□urtur□d□and d□veloped throu□□ pr□pe□ guidance and ed□cation. Xu□zi□ another Con□□ci□n phi□o□ophe□, took a more pe□simi□tic □iew, sugges□i□□□tha□□□uman natu□e□is in□erently □elfish and that □oral vi□□□es must be imposed□thr□ugh □trict s□cial norm□ and institu□ions.□□