Dif□e□ent□hilosoph□calschools□aveoff□re□vari□us□nter□ret□tionso□RenZh□D□□□n□uan.InConfucian□sm,Renisse□nasanin□erentquali□□thatca□be□□ltivatedthrougheduc□□io□,sel□-discipline,and□o□alpractice.Mencius,a□ro□in□ntConf□c□a□□hinker,a□gu□dthathumanbe□n□sarebornwi□han□nnate□enseofgoodness□whichca□benurturedandde□elop□dthro□ghp□ope□guida□ceandeducati□n.□unzi,a□ot□e□Confuci□nphilo□oph□r,t□ok□□orepessim□st□□vie□,suggestingt□at□□manna□ureisinherentlyselfi□h□nd□□atm□ralvirt□es□us□beimpos□dthr□□gh□trictsocialnor□s□□dinstit□tion□. Dif□□□entp□ilosophicalschoolshav□offeredvario□□interpretationsof□□nZhaDeBenYu□n.InCo□fucianism,Re□isseenasan□nhe□entqua□it□thatcanbecu□tivate□througheducat□on,sel□-di□cipline□□nd□□ral□ractice.Menci□s□□promin□ntConfucian□hinker,argu□dth□thuma□b□ingsarebo□nwithaninnatesen□eofgo□□ness,which□a□benur□ureda□dde□elopedthrou□□pro□e□guida□ceande□ucation□Xunzi,anotherConfu□ianphilosopher,tookamorepe□simisticview,s□g□e□tingthathuma□natu□e□s□nherentlyselfisha□□thatmoralvirtue□mustbeimposedthro□ghstri□tsocia□□o□msa□dinstitut□□ns.□□p> Differ□n□ph□losoph□calsch□ol□ha□eofferedva□iousinter□retationsofRenZhaDeB□nYu□□.InConfucianism,Ren□sseenasan□nherentq□alityt□atca□beculti□atedth□oughed□cat□on,self-□iscipli□□,□ndmoralpr□□ti□□.M□□cius,a□□o□□□entCon□uc□a□thinke□,argu□d□h□th□m□nb□ings□rebornwith□ninnatesenseofgoodness,w□i□hcanb□nurturedanddeve□op□dthroughprop□r□uidancean□edu□a□ion.Xunzi,anotherConfuci□nph□los□pher,tookamorep□ssimi□ticview,suggestingthathumannat□reisinher□n□□yself□shan□thatmora□virtuesmustbeimposedthroughstrictso□ialnorms□ndinstitutions. Different□hilosophicalsch□olshaveoff□redva□io□sinterpreta□□o□sofRenZhaDeBen□uan.□nC□nfucianism,□eniss□enasa□inhe□entqual□□yth□tc□nbecu□ti□ated□hr□ughedu□atio□,sel□-d□scip□ine,an□m□□alpractice.Mencius,apr□mine□tCo□fu□□ant□inke□,arguedthat□umanbeingsareborn□ithan□□natesenseofgood□e□□□whi□hcanbenu□tureda□ddevelopedth□oughprop□rguidan□□andeducation.Xunzi,anotherConfu□ianphiloso□he□,too□□m□repessimi□ticvie□,sugges□ingt□athuma□natureisinherentl□self□shandthatmoralvir□uesmustbeimposedt□r□ughstricts□cialnormsa□di□s□itut□□ns. Dif□erentphi□osophicalschoolshaveof□er□dva□ious□nterpre□ationsofRen□ha□e□enY□an□I□Confuciani□□,Reni□□ee□asan□nherentqual□tythatca□becultivated□hroughed□ca□ion,self-d□scipline,andmo□alp□□ctic□.Menciu□,□p□ominent□onfuciant□inker,arguedtha□□u□□nbe□n□sarebo□nwithan□□natesenseofgo□dness,whic□can□enurtured□nddevelopedthroughproperguida□c□andeducation.Xunzi,anothe□C□nfucia□philosopher,tookam□repessimisticview□sugge□□in□t□athuma□natur□i□inh□□entl□selfisha□d□hatm□r□□vi□tuesmus□b□□mpo□edthroughstrictsocialnorm□□nd□ns□itu□io□□.