□ifferentph□losophica□schoo□shav□o□fe□edv□ri□u□inte□preta□□onsof□□nZhaDeBe□Yuan.□nConf□□□□□□sm,R□n□sseenasaninherentqua□itythatcanbecultivatedthro□□hedu□ation,self-discipline,and□ora□practice.Menc□us,ap□ominentConfucianthin□er,arg□edthathumanbeingsarebo□nwit□aninnates□n□eofgood□e□s,whichca□benurt□r□da□dd□vel□□e□throughp□operguid□n□eande□uc□t□o□.Xunzi□anothe□C□nfu□ianphilos□phe□□□ookamor□pessimisticview□sug□estingt□at□um□nna□ureisin□er□□□lyse□fish□n□t□atm□ralvirtu□smustb□imp□sedt□r□ugh□trictsocialnormsandi□stitution□. Differentphil□s□□□ica□s□ho□lshaveofferedvariou□interpr□tatio□sofR□nZhaDeBenYu□n.InConfuci□n□□m,Renisseenasaninher□nt□ua□ityt□atca□□ecultiv□ted□□rougheducation□sel□-di□cipline,□□dmor□lp□□ctice□Mencius□□prominentConfucianthinker,a□guedthat□u□□n□e□ngsar□bor□w□thani□n□□esenseofgoo□n□ss,wh□ch□anb□nu□□□r□dand□evelopedthroughproperguidan□ean□ed□cat□□n.Xu□zi,a□otherConfucianphilo□opher,tookamor□□e□sim□sticvie□,s□ggest□n□thathumannatureisi□herently□elfishand□□□t□o□alvirtuesm□stbei□□osedthr□ughstrictsocialnorm□an□□nstitutio□s□ Differ□nt□hilosophi□alschoolshaveofferedva□ious□nterpretat□onsofRenZhaDe□enYuan.InC□nf□cianism,Re□i□seenas□ninherentqu□li□□tha□canbecultivat□d□hrou□heducation□self-dis□ipline,□ndmoralpract□c□.Mencius,□p□ominen□Co□fucianthinker,arguedthathumanbeings□□ebornwithani□natesenseofgoodness,w□ic□canbenu□tu□edand□□v□l□pedthrou□□pr□per□uidanceandedu□□tion.□unzi,an□therConf□cianphilosopher,tookam□re□essimisticview,sugg□s□ingt□athumannatureisinh□re□tl□□elfishandthatmoralvirt□esmu□tbeimposed□hrou□hstri□tso□ialnorms□ndinst□tutio□s.□/p□ Diffe□entphiloso□h□cals□□oolshaveofferedvario□s□□terpr□□ations□□RenZhaDe□enYua□□I□C□nf□cianism,R□□□sseenasa□inheren□□ualitythatcanbecultivatedthrougheducatio□□self-□iscip□ine,andmo□□□□□ac□ice.□encius,aprom□nentC□nfuc□anthinker□arguedt□at□umanbein□sarebornwitha□inn□tesen□e□fgoodness,w□□c□ca□benurtu□edanddevelopedthr□ugh□roperguid□n□eande□ucation□Xunzi,anotherConfuci□nphilosopher,tookam□rep□ssimisticvie□,su□ges□ingthathumannatu□eisi□he□en□lys□lfish□n□thatmoralvirtuesmu□tbeimp□se□th□□ughstrictsocialn□rm□andins□itu□ion□. □□ffe□entph□lo□□phi□als□h□o□s□a□eofferedvario□sinte□□retat□onsof□enZh□□eBenYuan.InCo□fuc□anism,Renis□ee□as□□□nherentq□alityth□tcan□ecultiv□tedthro□gheduc□tion,self-discip□ine,andmoralpractice.Mencius,ap□ominentConfucianthinker,arguedt□a□h□manbei□gsar□bornwithan□nnatese□se□fgoodness,wh□chcanb□□urturedanddeve□opedth□ough□rope□guidanc□□ndedu□atio□.□unzi,anotherConfucianphi□osopher,tookamorepessim□s□icview,sug□estin□thathumannatureisinherentlys□lfishandthatmoralvirtue□mustbeimpo□□d□hrough□□rictsocia□□o□msa□dinst□tutions.