Diff□rentphilo□ophicalsc□□ol□haveof□ere□□ariou□int□rpretationsofR□nZhaDeBen□uan.InConfucianism,R□□issee□asaninh□rent□ualitythatcanbecultivatedthro□ghed□c□tion,s□lf-discipline,a□dmoralpra□ti□e□Menciu□,ap□□minentConfucia□□h□nker,argu□dthathu□an□□ingsa□eborn□ithaninnate□□□s□ofgoodness□w□ichcan□enurt□□edan□d□velopedthroughpro□erguid□nceandeducati□n.Xunzi,an□ther□onfucianphilosopher,□ooka□orepessimisti□view,suggestin□thathumannatureisinh□ren□lys□lf□s□a□dthatmora□□irtuesmu□tbeimp□sedthroughstr□ctsoc□alnor□sand□□stitu□ion□.<□p> Dif□eren□ph□□osophic□□□choo□shaveofferedvariousin□erpretationsofRenZhaDeBe□Yuan.I□Confucian□sm,Renisseenasani□herentq□alityt□atcanbe□u□tivatedt□rougheducation,self-d□scip□in□,and□oralp□ac□ice.Men□ius□apromine□tCon□u□□an□h□nker,arguedtha□humanbei□gs□reborn□ithaninnates□nse□□goodn□ss,□hichc□□ben□rtured□ndde□elopedt□r□u□hproperg□idanceandeducatio□.X□nzi,anot□erC□nfu□ianphilos□pher,tookamor□pessi□isticview□suggestingt□ath□mannat□reisinherentlyselfisha□dthat□oralv□r□u□smustbeimp□sed□hr□ughstrictsocialno□msandi□stit□t□□ns. Differe□tphi□□so□hi□alsc□□□lshaveoffer□dvario□sinte□pret□□ionsofRenZhaDeBenYuan.I□C□nf□cianism,Renisse□nasaninher□ntqua□ityt□atc□nbecultivatedth□oughe□uc□ti□n,self-discipli□e,an□moralprac□ice.Mencius□□pr□minentC□nfuc□anth□nke□,□rgue□thathu□an□e□ngsarebor□□i□hanin□atese□seofgo□dness,wh□□h□anbenur□uredanddev□lopedthroughpr□perguidancea□deducation.Xunzi,ano□her□onfuc□anphilos□p□e□,took□morepessimis□icview,sug□estingtha□human□atureisinher□ntlyself□s□andth□tmora□virtuesmustbeimposedth□oug□strictsocialnorm□□nd□nstitu□□ons. Differ□□t□h□loso□hi□□□s□hoolshaveoff□redvar□ousi□□e□□re□□t□ons□fRenZhaDeBenYuan.InConfucian□sm,Renisseen□san□□□erentqual□tyth□tcanbecultivatedt□ro□gheducation,se□f-di□cipline,andmoralprac□i□e.□e□cius,aprominentCon□ucian□hinker,ar□uedthathumanbein□sa□ebo□nwithaninnatesenseofgoo□ness□wh□□hcanb□nurt□redan□□ev□lop□dthrough□□opergui□□nceandeduc□tion.Xunzi,an□therC□nf□cia□□hilosopher□tookam□re□essimisticview□□uggesti□□that□uma□natu□eisinh□rentlyselfi□□andthatmoralvir□uesmus□beimposedthr□ug□stric□s□cialnormsan□institu□ions.<□□> Di□f□ren□□hilosop□icalsch□olsha□eofferedvar□□usinterpretationsofR□nZhaDe□enYuan.InConf□cianism,Renisseenas□□inhere□t□uality□hat□an□ecul□□vate□thro□□hed□cati□n□self□d□sci□□ine,□nd□□ra□pract□c□.Mencius□ap□ominen□Confu□ian□hinker,arg□ed□hathumanbeingsa□e□□rnwithanin□atesens□ofgoodness,whichcanbenurturedanddevelopedthroughprope□g□idanceandedu□a□□on.Xunz□,anotherConfuc□□□philos□p□er□tookamorepess□misticvie□,sugges□in□th□thumannatureisinherentlys□□fishandthatm□ralvir□uesmustb□imp□sedt□roughstrictsoc□□lnorm□andinstit□ti□ns.□/p>