□ifferentphiloso□hicalschool□haveoffered□ariousinterpreta□i□nsofRen□haDeBen□ua□.InConfucia□□s□□R□nisseenasaninhere□tqualitythatcan□□cultivatedthrough□□uc□ti□n,self-discipline□andmo□alpra□tice.Menc□us□apromi□entConfucianthinker,ar□uedt□□thum□nbeingsarebo□nwithanin□□tesenseofgo□dn□□s,whichcanbenurturedandd□□elopedthroughproperguid□ncean□e□ucat□on.Xunzi,anot□e□Confu□□a□p□ilosopher,tookamor□pess□□i□□ic□iew,sugge□t□ngthathum□nna□ur□isinherentl□selfishandthatmoralvirtu□smu□t□eimp□sedthroughs□r□ct□ocialnormsan□insti□u□ions. Diffe□e□tphilosophi□alschool□h□□eoffered□ariou□inte□pretationsofRenZh□DeBen□ua□.InConfucian□sm,Reniss□enasaninhe□entq□ali□□□hat□a□□□culti□ate□thr□ughe□ucation□self-discipl□ne,an□moralpra□tice.□encius,ap□□mi□□nt□□nfucian□□inke□,arguedthat□□man□□i□gsareb□r□w□thaninnatesense□□g□odness,whichcanbenu□turedanddeveloped□hrou□□pr□perguid□nce□nded□cation.□unzi,anothe□Confucianphilosopher□□ooka□orepes□imi□ticview,suggestingthat□uma□nature□sinhe□e□tl□selfish□ndthatmo□al□irtuesmus□beimposedthro□ghstrictsocialnormsandinstitut□ons.□> Diff□re□□philosophica□schoo□sh□veo□fer□dvarious□nterpret□tionso□RenZhaDe□enYuan.InCon□uci□ni□m,□enisseenasa□in□erentqualit□t□atca□becul□i□atedthroughedu□□tion,self-discip□in□,andmor□lpra□tice.Men□ius,apro□inentConfuciant□inke□,arguedt□at□umanb□ing□a□ebo□nwithaninnatesen□eofg□odness,wh□chcanbenurturedand□ev□lopedt□rough□roperg□idanceand□du□ation.Xunzi,anotherCo□fucianphilos□phe□,tookamorepes□imisticview,su□gestin□thathu□annatureisinh□re□tlysel□□shandthatmoralvi□□uesmu□tbei□posed□hro□□hstrictsocialnor□sandi□stit□tion□. <□>Diffe□□ntp□ilosophicalsc□oolsha□eoffered□□riousinter□retat□onsof□en□haDeBenYuan.InCo□fuc□anism,Renisseenasa□inher□ntquality□hatcanbecultivatedthr□□ghedu□ation,self-d□scipline,andmoralpractic□□Menc□us,□□r□minentConfu□□anth□n□er,a□guedt□ath□manb□ing□arebor□with□ninnates□nseof□oodness,□hichc□n□□nurture□an□developedthro□ghprope□gui□anceand□□ucation.Xu□zi,anotherC□nfucianphi□osop□er,took□mo□epessimisticview□su□ge□ting□□a□□umannatureisi□her□ntl□s□lfi□handthatmoralvirtuesmu□tb□im□osedt□□ough□tric□socialnor□sandin□ti□u□i□ns.<□p>