Di□f□rentphilos□phicalsc□o□□sh□□eoffe□edvario□□interpretationsofRenZhaD□Be□Yuan.I□□onf□cianism,Renisseenasanin□ere□tqu□lit□t□atcanb□cultivate□thr□ug□edu□□tio□,self□discipline□a□□m□r□l□racti□e.Mencius,□p□ominentConfucianthink□r,arguedthathu□anbei□gsa□ebo□nwithaninnatesenseofg□odness,w□ichcanbenurtur□da□ddevel□pe□t□rough□rop□rg□idanceand□d□catio□.Xunzi□anotherConfuc□□nphilo□o□her,□o□ka□orep□ssimisticview,suggestingtha□humannatureisinherentlyselfi□handthatmoralvirtu□sm□stbeimposedthro□g□strictsocialnormsandinsti□utions□<□p> Dif□ere□tphilosophical□cho□ls□av□o□feredvario□□□nterpr□□ation□of□enZhaD□BenYuan.InC□nfucianism,Renisseenasaninhe□entquality□hat□anbecultiva□edthrou□h□d□c□tion,self-discipli□e,□□dmor□□pr□ctic□.Me□cius,□prom□□entConfuci□nthinker□argue□thathumanbei□□sarebornwithani□□atesenseofgoodness,whichcanbenurtur□danddeve□opedt□roug□p□operguidancean□education□Xunzi,□no□her□on□ucianphilosopher,tookamorepessim□sticview,sug□est□ng□hath□□□□nat□reisin□eren□lyse□fishandthatmoralvi□tuesmustbeimposedt□r□□ghstricts□cialn□rmsandinstitutions□ Di□fer□□t□hilos□□h□calschoolsha□eoffer□□variousinter□reta□ionsof□□n□haDeBen□□an.InConfucian□s□,Ren□sseenasaninhe□entq□ali□ytha□canbecultivatedthrou□hed□□atio□,self-disci□lin□,□□dm□□alp□acti□e.Mencius□□prominentConfu□ianthinke□□arguedth□thu□a□be□ng□arebornwitha□innatesenseofgoodness,w□ichcanb□nurturedandde□elopedth□□ugh□ropergu□danceand□□ucat□on.Xunzi,another□onfucianphilosopher,too□amore□essimistic□iew□sugges□ingthathumannaturei□inherentlyselfishandthat□oralvirtuesmustbe□mposedthr□ughstrictsocialnor□san□institutions.□/p> Differen□ph□□oso□hi□□lscho□l□ha□eofferedvariousi□ter□re□ationsofR□n□haDeBenY□an.□nConfucia□ism,Renisse□nasaninhe□entqualitythatcanbecultivatedthroug□education□s□lf-d□sc□pline,andmoralpractice.Mencius,apro□inen□Con□ucianthin□□r,ar□ue□□hath□manbeingsa□eb□rn□ithani□nat□senseofgo□dness,whichcanbenurturedanddevelopedthroughpr□perguidan□eandeduc□tion.Xu□□i,anotherConfu□i□□□h□losopher,tookamore□□ssim□st□□vi□w□suggesti□gtha□□□m□nnat□□e□sinheren□□ysel□i□handthatmora□virtue□mu□□bei□posedthroug□stri□tsocia□normsandinstitu□ions.□> Differentphilosop□icalschools□av□□fferedvari□usin□erpretat□onsofRenZhaDeB□nYuan.□nConfucia□ism,Renisse□□asa□i□her□ntqualitythatca□be□□ltiva□edthr□ugheducati□n,self-discipline□andmoralpr□ctice.Me□cius,□p□□mine□tCo□fucian□hinker,argue□□h□thumanb□ingsarebo□nwithan□□natesens□□fgoodn□s□,w□ichca□b□n□rtu□edand□evelopedth□oughp□opergu□□□nceand□du□ation.Xunzi,a□□therCo□fuci□nphilosoph□r□too□amo□ep□□simisti□vie□,sugges□ingthat□□man□atu□e□□inher□ntlyselfis□andthat□oralvirtuesm□stbeimp□sed□hroug□s□rictsocialn□rmsandinst□tu□ions□<□p□ Di□□□re□□p□□losophica□□choolshaveoff□redv□riou□interpretat□o□s□□RenZhaDeBen□uan□In□o□□u□ianism,Re□□s□□enasaninh□ren□□uali□ythatcanbecult□□a□edthrou□□□ducat□on,self-discipline,□ndmo□alpr□ctice.Menciu□,apromi□entConfucianthinke□,arguedtha□h□□anbeingsare□ornwi□han□□na□esens□ofgo□dness,w□ichcanbenurtur□d□□ddeveloped□hr□ug□□r□pe□□u□danceanded□catio□.Xunz□,anot□er□onfucia□philosoph□r,took□□orepess□mi□ti□view,sugg□st□ngthathu□ann□□ureisinh□□en□lys□lfishandthatmoralvirtue□mustb□impo□□d□hroughstrictsocialnor□sandinstitut□o□s.□/p□