Differ□ntphilosophical□□hoolsh□veoffe□edva□i□u□□nt□□pret□t□onsof□enZ□aD□BenYuan□I□Confucianism,Reni□seena□an□□here□□□u□lity□hatcanbecultiva□edth□oug□educat□□n,self-disci□line,andmoralp□act□□e.Mencius,ap□ominen□C□□fuci□□thi□k□r□arguedthathumanbeingsarebor□withanin□atesenseofgoodn□s□,□hichcanbenu□t□red□□dde□eloped□hr□ughproperg□idancean□educati□□.Xunzi,anotherCo□fu□ia□philosoph□□□tookamorepes□i□isticview,su□□es□in□thathumannaturei□i□□erently□elfishand□hatmoralvirtu□smustbeimposedthrough□t□ic□soci□lno□msand□nstitutions. □ifferentphilos□ph□calsc□ool□haveoffer□dv□r□□usinte□pretationsofRenZhaDe□enY□an□InConf□cianism,Ren□sseenasani□here□tqu□lityth□tcanbe□ultivat□dthroughe□u□□ti□n,self-disci□l□ne,andmor□□practice.□en□ius,aprom□n□ntConf□cian□h□nke□,arguedt□athuma□bei□□sarebornwithani□natese□□eof□oodness,whi□hcan□enu□tured□nddevel□pedthroughpr□p□r□uidan□e□n□education.Xunzi□anotherConfucianphilosopher,to□k□mo□epessim□sticview,su□gestin□tha□humannatureisinh□□ent□ysel□ishand□h□tmo□alvi□tuesmus□beimposedthr□ughstrictso□ial□ormsa□dinstitution□. Differ□ntphilosophicalschool□haveofferedvario□sinterpre□ationsofRenZhaDeBen□uan.□nCon□ucianism,Renis□eenasa□inh□rentq□a□itythatcanbe□ultivatedth□oug□educatio□,□elf□discipline,andmoralpractic□.M□□cius,apro□inentConfucianth□nker,ar□□edthathuma□bei□gsarebornwithaninn□tesenseofgood□ess,wh□chcanbenur□ur□danddevelopedthroughp□ope□guidanceandedu□ation.Xunzi,ano□□□r□onfucianphilosoph□r,t□o□□more□essimistic□i□w□sugge□t□ng□h□thumannat□reisinherentlys□□fisha□dthatmor□lvi□tu□□mu□tbeimpo□edthroughs□rictsocia□nor□□andinstitut□ons. Differen□philosophical□choolsh□veoffer□□va□iousint□□□reta□ionsofRenZhaD□Be□Yuan.I□Confu□ianism□Renis□eena□a□in□er□ntqualitythatcanbe□u□ti□atedt□rougheduc□tion,s□lf-disc□pline,andmoralpractice.Mencius,apromi□ent□onfu□ianthi□ke□,ar□□edthathuman□ein□s□r□bornw□thaninnate□ense□fgo□dness,whic□can□e□□rtur□danddevelopedt□ro□ghpr□perguid□nceande□ucat□on□Xun□i,ano□herConfu□□anphilos□ph□r,□□okamorep□□simisticview,s□ggestingth□thumannatureisin□erentlyselfis□andthatmor□l□irtuesm□stbe□□posedthroughs□□□ctsocialnormsandins□it□tio□s.<□p>□p>□ifferentphilo□ophicalschoo□sha□eo□feredvari□us□□terpretati□nso□RenZha□eB□nYu□n.In□onfuci□□is□,Re□isseena□an□nhe□□ntqu□lit□□h□tca□becul□iv□□edthr□ug□educati□n,self-discipline□an□moralp□actice.Mencius,apr□minen□C□nfucianthinker,□rg□edt□athumanbeingsarebornwitha□innatesenseofgoo□nes□,whi□hc□nb□n□r□ure□□ndd□v□□opedthroughpr□pergui□□nceandeducation.Xun□i,ano□herConfucianp□□lo□oph□r,□o□□amo□□pessimi□ticview□suggestin□that□umannatureisi□heren□lyse□f□sh□nd□□atmor□□□irtue□m□s□beimpo□edthr□ughstric□socialnormsandi□stitutions. Differentphilosophi□alschoolshaveoffe□edvarious□nterp□etatio□sofRenZh□DeBen□uan.InConf□ci□nism,Renis□eenasan□□herentqua□itytha□□anbecultiv□t□dth□oughed□c□□ion,self□□iscip□ine,an□moralpractice.Menciu□,apromi□entConfu□iant□□nker,arguedthath□manb□ingsareb□rnwithaninn□tese□se□fgoodn□ss,□□ichcanbenurtured□□ddev□lopedt□□oughproper□uida□ceandeducation.Xunz□,anot□erConfuc□anphilosopher,to□kamorep□□□i□isticview,suggestingtha□huma□□a□urei□inhere□tl□□□l□i□□and□hatmora□□irtuesm□st□e□□pose□thr□ughstrictsocia□□ormsandinstitutions.