□iff□ren□□hilosophical□ch□olshaveoffe□edvarious□nte□pretationsofRenZhaDeBe□Yuan.In□onf□cianism,Re□□sse□nasanin□□rentqualityth□tcanbecul□ivatedth□oughed□cati□n,self□□is□ipl□ne□andmo□□lpractice.Mencius,apr□minentConf□cia□thinker,arguedtha□humanbeingsa□ebornwi□hani□n□te□en□□ofgoodness□whichcanbenurtu□edan□develope□throughproperguidance□ndeducati□n.Xunzi,□□otherConfu□□a□philo□o□her,too□amorepessi□isticview,suggestin□thathuma□natu□eis□□her□n□lyselfishandtha□moralvirt□esmustbeimposedth□oughst□ictsocialn□rmsandins□itu□ions.<□p> □ifferentp□□losophicals□□oolsh□ve□□fe□ed□a□io□si□terp□etationsofRen□haDeBenYuan□InConfuc□□nism,□eni□see□a□aninh□rent□ualit□that□□□becultivatedthrougheducatio□□s□lf-dis□ipli□e,□ndmoralpract□ce.Menci□□,aprominentConfu□ianthin□er,arguedth□thum□n□eingsar□bo□n□□th□ni□nate□enseofgoodness,w□i□□canbenurt□redanddev□□o□edthrough□ro□□rguidancean□education.Xunzi,ano□□e□Confuc□an□h□losopher,tookamorepessi□is□icview,suggestin□thath□m□n□atureisi□herentlyselfish□nd□hatmora□□irtues□us□b□impo□□dth□oug□strict□ocialno□□sandi□stitutions.<□p><□>D□□ferent□hilosoph□□□□schoo□s□aveoff□redvariousinterpretationsofRenZha□e□en□uan.InConfuci□nis□,□e□isseenasaninheren□qualitytha□c□n□ecultivated□hr□ugheducati□n,self-discipl□ne,□ndmoralprac□ice.□enci□s□apro□inent□onfuciant□inker,□rg□e□thath□□anbe□ngs□re□or□wit□aninnatesenseofgoodness□whi□h□a□benu□t□redand□□velo□edthro□ghpro□e□g□ida□ceandeducatio□.X□□zi,anotherConfucianp□□□os□pher,tooka□ore□essimist□cv□ew,suggest□ngth□thu□a□natureisinhere□tl□selfish□□d□hatmo□alvirtuesmustbei□p□sedt□rou□h□tr□ctso□i□ln□rmsandinsti□utions.□> Differentphil□□o□hical□choo□s□av□offere□variousinter□retationsofR□nZhaDeBenYua□.I□C□nfu□ian□sm,Renisseen□saninherentqua□ityth□tcanbecultivatedt□rougheducat□on,self-disc□□l□ne,andmo□alp□act□ce.Me□cius,apr□m□□entC□nfucianthinker□arguedthat□umanbeings□□e□□rn□itha□i□nates□nseo□go□dn□ss,whichcanbenurt□redan□dev□lopedthroughproperguidanc□andeduca□ion□□u□zi,□notherConfucianphilos□pher,tookamorepess□misti□□iew,su□g□stingt□ath□□annatureisinherentlysel□isha□□□hatmoralvirtuesmustbe□mpose□□hroughstrict□ocialnormsandinstitu□ions.□>