D□ff□rentphilosoph□cal□c□□olshaveofferedvar□□u□interpretationsofRenZ□□De□e□Yu□n.InConf□ci□nism,R□ni□seenasan□nhe□entqualit□thatcanbec□ltivatedthroughedu□□tion,self-d□scipline,andmora□pra□t□c□.Menci□s,aprom□nentCon□uci□nthinker,arguedthat□umanbein□□arebornwithaninnat□□enseof□o□dness,□hich□an□enurtu□edandd□velopedthroughpr□pergu□d□nceandeducation.□unz□,ano□□erConfu□□anp□ilo□opher□took□morepes□im□sticview□suggest□□gthathumannatureisi□herent□yselfish□n□thatmoralvirtuesmustbe□□posedthroughstricts□c□alnorm□andinstitut□ons□<□p> Diffe□□□tphi□osop□ica□s□h□olshave□ffer□□□ariousi□t□r□r□ta□□onsofRenZ□aDeBenY□a□.InConfuci□n□sm,Renis□□enasa□inherentq□ali□ythatcanbecu□tiv□tedth□oug□educat□on,s□□f-disci□line,a□dmoralprac□□ce.Mencius,apro□inentConfucianthinker,arguedthathu□anbeingsa□ebornw□th□ni□na□□□enseofgo□dne□s□which□anbenu□tureda□d□ev□loped□hrou□□p□operg□id□nceandeduca□ion.□unzi,anot□□rC□nf□cianphi□□sopher,tookamorepes□im□sticv□ew,s□g□estingtha□□□□an□a□ureisinhere□tl□selfishandt□□□moralv□rtue□mustbei□pos□dt□roughs□rictsoci□lnorm□□n□institutions.<□p> Different□hi□oso□hic□ls□□oolshaveoffe□edvariou□i□terpret□t□onsof□enZhaDeBen□ua□.InC□nfuc□a□ism,Renisseenasaninh□re□tqualitythatcanbecultiv□t□dt□ro□gh□□u□□tion□□elf-disciplin□,andmoralpra□□ice□Menc□us,apromine□t□onfucianth□nker,□r□uedthathumanbeingsar□bornwith□ninnat□s□ns□ofg□o□ness,whic□ca□□e□□□tured□nddeve□ope□t□r□ughproperguidance□nde□u□ation.Xu□zi,anoth□rC□n□u□ian□hilosopher,□□oka□orepessim□sticview,suggest□ngthathumannatureisinher□n□ly□elfisha□dt□atm□□alvirtuesmust□eimpose□□hrou□□stricts□cialnorm□□ndinsti□u□ions. D□f□er□nt□hilosoph□□alschool□haveof□ere□various□n□erpreta□ion□□fRe□ZhaDe□enYuan.InConfucianism,Renisseenas□ni□□erentqualitythatcanbecultivated□hrou□heducation□self-d□sc□□lin□,andmoralpractice.Me□cius,apro□inentConf□cianthinker,arguedth□thumanbein□s□reborn□it□aninnatese□seofgoodn□ss,whichcan□enurturedanddevelopedthro□ghproperguid□ncea□d□ducation.Xu□□i,anotherConfucianphi□osoph□r,□□okamor□□ess□mistic□iew,suggestingthat□u□annatureisinher□ntlyselfishandtha□□□□a□virtuesmustbeimpos□dthroughstrictso□ialno□□□an□institutions.<□p> Differentphilosophicalschoolsh□veofferedvariousinterp□eta□i□nsofR□nZ□aDe□enYua□.I□□onfu□iani□□,Renisseenasaninherentqua□□□ythatca□bec□□tivatedthrougheducatio□,self-discipl□ne,andmora□pr□□tic□.Mencius,a□rominent□onfuc□anthink□r,arguedthathumanbeingsarebor□with□n□nn□tesen□eof□oodness,whichcanbenu□turedanddevelopedthr□□ghpro□er□□□d□nceande□ucation.Xunzi,□no□herConfucia□philosopher,too□amore□essimi□t□cv□ew,s□gges□ing□hath□□□nnaturei□i□herent□ysel□□shandtha□moralvirtuesmust□□i□posedthroug□strictsoci□lnormsandinstitut□ons□ D□fferentphi□□sophicalschoolshaveof□er□dvario□si□terpretations□fR□nZhaDe□e□Yuan.I□Conf□cianism□Renis□e□n□sanin□e□en□qualitythatcanb□cu□□□v□tedthroug□education□s□□f-d□sci□line,andmo□alpractice.Menc□us,aprominentConfuci□nthinker,arguedth□th□manbeingsarebor□withaninnate□ens□ofgoodness,w□ichcanb□nu□t□reda□dde□elope□thro□ghpr□perguid□nc□a□dedu□ation□X□nzi,anotherConfucianph□lo□□pher,t□okam□□epessimisticvi□w□sug□esti□gthathuman□a□□reisi□□ere□tlyself□shandtha□mor□lvirt□□smustbeimposed□hr□ugh□trictsoc□alnormsan□institutions.