□i□ferentphilosop□icals□ho□lshaveo□□ered□□riousint□rpretati□□sof□enZhaDe□enYu□n□InC□nfucianism,Reni□seenasaninherentqualit□tha□canbecultivat□□throug□education,self-disci□l□ne,an□moral□r□ctice.Menci□s,aprominentConfuc□anthi□□e□,a□guedt□a□humanb□□n□sarebornwithan□nnatesense□□□oodness,whi□h□anbenurturedanddevelo□edthr□ughprope□□u□danceandeduc□tion□Xunzi,□n□therConfucianphilosoph□r,t□ok□mor□pess□misti□view,suggestin□th□thum□nnatureisinhere□tlyself□□hand□h□tmor□lvirt□□sm□st□eimpo□edthroughstrictsocialn□r□□and□n□titu□□ons.<□p> Diffe□entp□il□s□p□icalschools□aveo□feredvari□usin□e□pretationsofRenZh□DeBenYuan.InC□nfucianis□,Renissee□asaninh□re□tqu□l□tythat□anbecultivat□dthroughe□ucation,self-d□scipline□an□moral□ract□ce.Menci□s,apr□minentConf□c□an□h□nker,arguedthathumanb□ingsareb□r□withaninnatesenseofgoodness□□hich□anbenurt□□ed□nddevelope□throughprop□□g□idanceandedu□ation.Xunzi□anoth□□Confucianphilosopher,tookamorepessimist□c□iew,suggestingtha□hum□□□atureisinh□rent□□selfishandthat□□ralvirtuesmu□t□eimpose□throughstrictsocia□normsandinstitutions. Dif□ere□tphilos□phical□c□oolshaveoffer□d□ario□s□nterpr□tationsofR□nZhaDeBenYuan.InConfucianism,□en□sse□nas□ninhere□tqual□ty□hat□anbecult□vat□dthro□ghe□ucat□□n,self□discipline□andmor□lpractice.□□nc□u□,aprom□□en□Co□fuc□a□thinker,arguedt□athuman□eingsa□ebornwit□a□inna□ese□seofgoodness,which□□n□enurt□redandd□ve□opedthroughprop□rguidanceandeduca□ion.Xunzi□□notherConfuci□n□hil□sopher,tookamorepe□s□m□sticview□suggesting□hathuman□□t□reisinh□r□ntlyselfis□andt□atmoralvi□t□esm□□tb□imposed□hroughstr□□tsoc□□lno□msan□instit□ti□ns. Differe□tphilosophic□□s□□oolshaveoffer□dvariousinterpr□t□tionsofRenZha□e□enYuan.InConf□c□a□ism□R□nis□eenasaninherentqualitythatcanb□cult□v□□edthrough□du□ation□self-discipl□ne,an□moralpractice.M□ncius,ap□om□ne□tConfu□ianthinker,□rguedthat□u□□nbeingsarebornwit□□ninna□esenseofgoodness,□hichcanbe□ur□ure□an□□ev□lopedthr□ughprope□g□i□anceandeducation.Xunz□,anothe□Confucianphilos□□h□□,t□□kamorepe□simist□cview,suggest□ngt□athumannaturei□inherentl□se□□□shan□th□tmoralvirtue□mu□tbeimpose□throu□hstrictsocia□normsa□dinstitu□io□s.