□ifferent□hi□oso□□ic□lsch□olshaveof□er□dv□□iousinterpre□ations□□RenZhaDeBenYuan.In□□nfuciani□m,Renisseenasaninherentqualitythat□anbec□ltivatedthrougheduca□io□,self□□□scipline□an□moralpracti□e.Me□□□us,□promin□ntCo□f□c□anthinker,argued□hath□manbeingsa□ebornw□thaninnatesenseof□oo□□es□,whic□canbenurturedanddevelo□□dthroughpr□perguidanceandedu□□ti□n.Xunzi,anot□erConfucianphil□□□pher,□oo□□mo□epessi□i□ticview,sug□estingthathuman□atu□□isinherentlyselfishandthat□o□al□irtuesmustbe□m□osedt□ro□□hstricts□c□alno□msandinstitution□. □ifferentphilosophi□als□hoolshav□o□fere□va□□ou□□nterpreta□ion□ofRenZhaD□□□□□uan.I□Conf□cianis□,□en□s□eenasan□nher□ntqua□i□yth□tcanbecultivate□t□rougheducation,self□discipline,andmoralpractice□Mencius,apro□inen□Co□fucianthi□ke□,arguedthathumanbeingsareborn□ithan□□nate□□nseofgoodnes□,whichcanbenur□uredanddevelope□t□□oughproperguidanceand□d□cat□on□Xu□zi,anot□erCon□ucia□□hil□s□ph□r,to□kamorepessimis□icview,suggestingthat□u□a□□atureisinhere□tl□self□sh□ndthatmoralvirt□e□mus□beimp□se□throughstrictsocial□o□msa□din□titut□□ns.□> □ifferen□phil□soph□calschool□□aveo□fer□dvariou□interp□etations□f□enZha□eBenYuan.□nConfucianism,Ren□□seenasani□□er□ntqualitythatcanbecu□tivat□dthrou□heducation,self-dis□i□line,and□oralpra□t□ce.Me□ciu□□a□rominent□onfuci□nthinke□,ar□uedthathumanb□□ngsarebornwithaninnatesenseofgoodnes□,whichcanben□rture□anddevelopedthr□ughpr□□er□uidancean□edu□a□□o□.Xun□i,anot□erConfuc□anph□l□s□pher,tookamorep□ssimis□i□view□suggestingt□athuman□□tureisin□erentlyselfish□ndthatmoralvirtuesm□stbeimposedthroughstri□t□□□ia□normsandinstit□tions.<□p>□p□□iffer□ntph□losophica□sch□olshaveoffere□variousint□r□retationsofRenZhaDe□enYuan.InConfu□ianism,Renis□eenasaninherentqua□i□ythatc□nbecult□□atedthrough□ducation□s□□f-d□scipline,andmoral□racti□e.Menciu□,aprominen□□onfuc□anthinker,□rguedthathumanbeings□re□ornwithaninnatesens□of□oodnes□,w□ic□canb□n□rtureda□dd□velopedthrou□h□r□pergu□dan□eandedu□ation.□unzi,□not□e□Confucianphilo□ophe□,tookamore□e□simisticview□□□□g□st□ngthathu□annatureisinh□rentlyselfi□handtha□mo□□lvirt□esm□stbeimp□s□dthroughs□rictsocialnormsa□di□□ti□ut□ons□ D□ffe□entphil□sophical□choo□□hav□offeredv□r□o□sinterpre□ationsofRenZha□e□enYuan□InConfuci□nism,Reniss□enasaninhe□e□t□u□□it□thatcanbecult□v□□e□through□duca□ion,self-d□scip□ine□□ndmoralpra□tic□.Me□□ius,aprominentCo□fucianthi□ker,arguedth□th□man□eing□a□ebor□wi□hanin□at□□enseofgoodness,□hic□canb□nur□uredandd□v□lopedthroug□pr□perguidanceanded□catio□.Xunzi,anotherC□nfucianph□losopher,tookamorepessimisticview,su□□es□i□gthath□mannaturei□inhe□entlyselfishand□hat□ora□virt□esmust□□□□posedthroughst□□ct□o□□alnorm□andin□ti□uti□ns.□>□p>D□ff□□entphilo□o□□icalsc□oolshaveo□fere□variousi□terpreta□i□□sofRenZhaDe□enYuan.□n□□n□ucianism,Re□isseenasaninherentq□al□ty□hatcanbecultivatedth□oug□ed□□□tion,self□di□cipline,□ndmoralpract□ce.M□ncius,apro□i□entCon□□ci□nthi□□er,argue□thath□m□nbeingsarebo□nwithani□nat□sen□eofgood□ess,w□□chcanb□n□rturedanddevelo□edthrough□roperguidan□eandedu□ation□Xunzi,a□other□□nfucian□hiloso□he□,□ookam□repessimis□icview,sugge□tin□t□a□human□a□ureisin□erentlyse□fi□han□□hatm□ralvirtuesmustbeimpos□dthroughst□□ctsocial□ormsandi□stitu□io□s.