□ifferentp□iloso□h□cal□choolshaveo□feredvarious□nterpreta□ionso□Ren□haDe□enYuan.InConfucianism,□□nisseenasaninheren□□ual□□ythatcanbecultiv□tedthrou□heducat□on,s□lf-disc□pline,□ndmoralpractice.Menc□us,aprominentC□□f□c□□nthinker,arg□ed□hathu□an□eingsar□bornwi□haninnat□senseofgoodnes□,whi□h□anbe□urturedandde□□lopedthroughproper□u□danceandeducatio□.□unzi,anot□erConfucianphi□osophe□,too□am□□□pess□□i□tic□iew,su□□□st□ngthathu□annatureisinhe□ently□el□ishan□th□□moral□□rtuesmu□tbei□po□□dthro□gh□trictso□ialn□□□sa□d□nsti□utio□s.□/p> □ifferentphilo□oph□calschoolshav□offe□□dva□iousin□erpr□tat□on□ofRen□haD□B□□□uan.InConfucianism,□eni□□eenasa□inhe□e□tqualitythatcanbecultivatedthr□ugheducati□n□sel□-di□□□pline,and□oralpractice.M□ncius,aprominentConfuci□nt□inker,arguedt□at□u□anbei□□sa□ebor□wi□haninnatesenseofgoodness,wh□chcan□en□□turedanddevelopedthr□ughprope□guid□n□ean□educat□on.Xunzi,anotherConfucianph□l□□opher,tookamore□es□imisti□view,su□gestin□thathumannatureisinherentlyself□□han□thatmoralvirtuesmust□eimpose□thro□ghstric□so□ialn□rmsa□□inst□tutions□<□p> Di□fere□tphil□□ophica□□c□oolsh□veof□er□□va□iousint□rpr□ta□io□sof□en□haDeBenYu□n□InConfu□ianism,□enisseenasaninhe□en□qu□lit□that□a□bec□□tivat□dthroug□education,s□lf-□isci□line,and□oralpracti□e.Menci□s,apro□in□ntC□nf□ciant□inker,argu□□t□□th□□anbeings□reborn□it□aninnat□□en□eo□□oodness,w□□chcanbenu□turedand□evelo□edthrough□ro□erguidanceand□ducation.Xunzi,a□otherC□nfucianphiloso□her,tookamore□□ssi□isticview,□uggesting□□athumann□□ureis□□herentlys□lfishandthatmora□virtuesmustbeimpo□edth□oug□strictsoci□lnormsandin□t□tuti□□s. Differen□phi□□sop□ic□lsch□olsh□veoffe□e□□a□io□sinterpr□tationsofR□nZ□aDe□enYuan.In□onfucianism,Renis□eenas□ninhe□entquali□ytha□can□ecultivated□hrou□heducation,self-discipl□ne,andmora□pr□□tice.Menci□□,apr□minentConf□c□a□th□nker,a□guedthathumanbeingsarebornwithaninnate□enseofgoodn□ss□whi□hcanbenu□□□redanddevelopedthroughprope□gui□anceanded□catio□.Xunzi,□nothe□Conf□cia□ph□loso□he□□tookamor□p□s□imisticview,s□ggestingtha□humannature□s□nherentlyself□sha□dthatmoralvir□u□smu□tbe□mp□sedthro□g□stric□s□cia□normsandi□□titu□i□ns.□> Differ□ntph□l□so□hicals□hoo□shaveof□eredva□iousint□rpreta□ionsofRen□ha□eBenY□an.InC□nfucianis□,Renisseenasan□□herentqualityth□tc□nbec□□tivated□hr□□gheducatio□,self□dis□ipl□ne,an□moralpractic□.Me□□ius,aprominentConfuc□anthin□e□,arguedth□th□□an□ei□□sarebor□withanin□at□sens□ofgoodness,whichcanb□nu□tu□edan□□ev□lo□edth□ou□hpro□□r□uidancea□deduca□ion.Xunzi,anothe□□onfucian□hilosopher,tookamo□ep□ssim□sticview□su□gest□ngthat□uma□natureis□□he□□ntlyselfishandthatmoralvi□□uesmustbe□mposed□hro□ghstrictsocialn□rm□andinstitutions□ Differentphilosoph□ca□schoolshaveofferedva□iousin□erp□□□ationsofRe□□h□DeBenYua□.InConfuciani□m,R□□is□ee□asaninhere□□□ual□tytha□canbecultiva□edthr□ug□education□self□discipline,andmo□alprac□i□e.Me□ci□s,aprominentCon□ucia□thinker,arguedthathu□anbeingsareb□rn□ithaninnatesens□ofg□odness,w□ichc□nbenur□ur□□and□evelo□edthroughproperg□idanceandeducation.Xunzi,ano□her□onf□cianphil□so□her,tookamore□essimisti□vi□w,suggestingthathuma□na□ur□isinherentlyselfi□ha□dthatmoralvirt□esmustbeim□os□d□hro□ghstricts□cia□normsandinstit□t□□ns.