Di□fere□tphilo□op□ic□l□c□oolshav□□□feredva□iousi□terpr□□atio□sofRenZ□□DeBen□uan□□nC□nfu□ianism,Ren□□see□a□ani□herentq□alitythatcanbecultiv□tedthrougheduc□tion,se□f-discipline,andmoralpra□tic□.Mencius,aprominentConfucian□hinker,arguedth□thumanb□ingsarebornwi□hanin□atesens□ofgoo□n□ss,w□ic□canbenurtureda□ddeve□opedthrough□roperguidance□□deducatio□.Xun□i,anotherCo□fucianp□iloso□he□,tookamorepessimisti□vi□□,su□gestingthathum□nnat□reisin□eren□□ys□□fishandthat□or□l□□r□uesmu□tbeimposedthroughstricts□cialnorm□an□institutions. Dif□er□ntphil□sophicalsc□oolsh□veof□eredvari□usinterpretatio□sofR□nZh□DeBenY□an.In□onfu□□anism,Renis□eena□a□inherentqualit□t□a□□□nbec□lti□at□□througheducation,self□disciplin□,an□mo□alprac□ice.Men□iu□,aprom□n□□tConfu□ia□thinker,ar□uedt□□thumanbe□ng□ar□bornwitha□innatesens□□□g□odn□ss□whichcanb□nur□uredanddeve□opedt□roughprop□rgu□d□nce□n□educat□o□.Xun□i,ano□herCon□u□ianphilos□pher,t□okamorepes□imisti□view,suggesting□ha□hu□annatureisinher□n□lys□lfi□ha□dt□at□oralvirtuesmustbeimposedthroughstricts□cialno□m□andins□itu□i□ns.□><□>Differentp□i□osophical□cho□l□haveoffere□v□rious□nterp□etati□□□ofRenZhaDeBe□□□an.InC□nf□cianism,□enisse□na□an□nh□ren□□□a□i□□thatcanbecultivat□dthrougheducation□self-discipline□andmoralpr□ctice.Mencius,apromi□entCo□f□cianthin□e□,arguedtha□h□manbein□sar□bornw□thaninnatesense□fgoodness,whichc□n□e□urturedandd□vel□pedt□ro□ghproperguida□ce□□de□□c□tion.Xunzi,□notherConfu□□anphilo□ophe□□t□okamo□epessimis□icview,suggestingthathumannatureisinhere□t□yse□fish□ndth□tmoralvi□tuesmustbei□pose□throughs□rictsocialn□rmsandins□itu□io□s. □iffe□entphilosophicalsc□ool□haveo□fered□□r□ousint□□pretat□onsof□□□ZhaD□Be□Yuan.I□C□□fu□i□nism□R□nisse□nasanin□erentqu□lityth□□ca□beculti□a□ed□hroughe□uca□ion,s□lf-dis□ip□ine□andmo□□lpr□□tice.Mencius,aprominentC□nfu□ianthinker,ar□uedtha□humanbeings□r□bornwithaninna□esens□ofgo□dness,w□ich□an□en□rturedanddevelope□throug□prope□guidanceandeducation.Xunz□,anotherConfucianphilos□pher,□ookamore□essimist□cview□suggestingthath□ma□natureisinherently□elfishandthat□□r□lv□rtue□mustbeimpos□dth□o□gh□trictsoc□al□orms□ndins□itutions. Dif□ere□tphil□□ophicalschoolshave□f□ered□ariousi□te□pretationsof□□nZhaD□BenYuan□In□o□fuc□anism□Renisseenasaninhe□entqua□it□□hat□anbecu□tivate□througheducat□on,sel□-discipline,andm□□alpr□ctice.Menc□us,aprominentConf□ciant□inker,□rguedtha□huma□being□areborn□ithaninnat□sen□□o□g□odn□ss,whichcanb□nurtureda□ddevelopedthr□□ghproperg□idanceand□ducation.Xunz□,□not□□r□onfu□ianp□ilosopher,tookamo□epessimisticview,□uggestingtha□□umann□tureisinherentlyselfis□□ndtha□moralvirtu□smustbe□mposedt□roughstrictsocialn□rmsand□□□titution□□ Diffe□entphilo□ophicalschoolshaveofferedvarious□nterpre□at□o□so□RenZhaDeBenYua□.InCo□fuciani□m,□eniss□enasaninherentquality□hat□anbecu□□□vate□throughed□□□ti□n,self-d□□cipline□andmoral□ractice.Men□i□□,ap□om□nentCon□ucianthinker,□rguedt□athu□□nbe□ngsarebornwith□ninnates□n□eofgoo□□ess□□hichca□ben□□tured□nddevelop□dthrou□□prope□guidancea□deducation.Xunz□,a□otherConfucianphiloso□her,took□□orepessimisti□v□ew,s□g□est□n□thath□□ann□tureisinhe□en□□□selfisha□dthatmoralv□rtuesmus□beimpo□ed□hro□□□stri□t□oci□lnormsandinstit□tions.