D□fferentphil□sop□ica□schoolsh□ve□fferedvariousin□erpreta□io□sofRenZ□aDe□e□Yuan.In□onfucianism,□enisseenasanin□erent□ua□itythatc□n□ecu□tivat□dthrough□ducation,self-discip□ine,an□m□ra□practic□□Mencius□apr□minent□o□fuc□a□thinker□arguedthathumanbeing□ar□born□ithanin□atesense□fgoodness,w□□chcan□enu□tur□d□nddevelopedthrough□rop□r□uida□□ea□deduc□ti□n.Xunzi,anoth□rConfuc□anphilo□opher□□o□ka□orepessimist□cview,s□gges□□□gthathumanna□□reisinheren□ly□elfish□nd□□atmora□virtuesmustbe□mposed□hr□ughstrictso□i□l□□r□sandin□titutions□□> Differen□□hilosophicals□hools□av□offere□variousinter□□e□ati□□sofRenZ□a□e□enYuan□I□Co□fuciani□m□Re□iss□enasaninherentq□ality□hatcanbecultivatedthrou□heduca□ion,self-□is□ip□i□e□a□dmoralpractice.Menc□us,a□romine□tCo□fuc□anthin□er,arg□edthathumanb□ing□arebor□witha□innatesenseofgo□dne□s,whichcanbenu□□ur□□andd□velopedthrou□□prop□rguidance□ndeducati□n.Xun□□,anotherCon□u□ia□p□□□osopher,tookam□re□essi□isti□view,suggest□ngthathuma□natureisin□erentlyselfishandthatmo□alv□□tues□ustbeimpose□th□o□ghst□ictsocialno□msan□ins□□tutions.<□p> Di□feren□philosophicalschoolshaveoffer□dv□riousinterpr□tationsofRenZhaD□BenYuan.In□□nfucia□ism,Renisseenasa□inherentqualitythatcanb□c□l□ivatedthroughe□ucation,self-disc□pline,andmoral□ractice.Menc□us,a□rominentConfucianth□n□er,□rguedthat□umanbein□s□□□bor□□ithaninnatesens□ofgo□□ness,w□□ch□anb□n□rturedand□evel□pedthroughproperg□idancean□educatio□.Xunzi,a□other□onf□cianph□los□pher,tookamorepessimist□cvie□,suggest□ngthath□□a□na□ureis□□heren□lyself□shandthatmoralvir□uesmu□tbei□posedthrou□hstrictsocialnorm□andinstit□tio□s. Differe□tphilosophi□al□ch□olsha□eoffered□ariousinterpretationsofRenZhaD□BenYuan.InConfucianis□□Renisseena□an□n□erentqualitythatcanbec□l□i□a□edt□r□ugheduca□i□n,s□lf-di□cip□□ne□andmoralpractice.Mencius,aprominen□□onfu□ianthinker□□r□uedt□athuman□ei□gsarebornw□thaninnate□enseofgo□dness,□hichcanbenurtur□danddevelope□through□roperguidanceand□□uca□ion.Xunz□,□notherCo□fu□ianph□losopher,to□ka□orepessim□stic□iew,□u□g□st□ngthathu□□nna□ureisinherentlyselfisha□dtha□moralvirt□es□u□tbei□p□sedthrou□hstr□ctso□□alnorms□□dinstitu□□ons.□/p> Differ□ntph□□o□op□icalschoolshaveoffere□variousinterpre□□ti□nsofR□n□ha□eBenYu□n□I□Con□□c□ani□□,Ren□s□e□nasaninherentquali□yt□□tca□□ecult□va□edth□□ughed□catio□,self-discipl□ne,andmoral□rac□ice.Menc□us,ap□o□i□entConf□c□anthi□ke□,a□gued□h□t□umanbeingsarebor□withanin□at□senseof□oodness,whichcanbenur□ureda□d□evelopedthroughprope□guida□cea□□edu□a□ion□Xunz□,anotherConfucianp□ilosopher,tookamore□ess□m□sticview,s□ggestingthat□umann□tureisin□□rent□y□elfi□handthatmoralvi□□u□smu□tbeimposedthro□ghstric□□oc□aln□r□san□□□stitutions.<□p> Diff□re□□philos□phicalschoolshaveoff□r□d□ariousi□□□rpretations□f□enZhaDe□enYuan.InConfucia□□sm,Ren□sseenasa□inher□nt□u□lityth□tcanbecultivatedthro□gheduc□tion,self-d□sci□line,andmo□alprac□ice.Me□ci□s□apr□minentConfucian□hin□er,a□gue□t□athuma□b□ing□arebornwith□□innatese□seofgoodne□s,wh□chca□benurturedanddevel□pe□□hr□ughpr□perguida□ceandeducation.Xu□z□,□n□□herConfucianp□□loso□□□r,to□kamorepess□misticvie□,s□gge□t□ngthat□umannatur□isinh□ren□lys□lfishandthatmoralvi□tuesmu□tb□impo□ed□hroughstrictsocialnormsan□in□tituti□ns.