□iffere□tphiloso□hical□choolsha□eo□f□□□dvariousinterpretationsofRenZhaDeB□nYuan.I□Confucianism,R□nisseena□aninh□□entqualitythatca□beculti□at□dthroughed□cation,self□di□cipline,a□dmoralp□a□tice.Men□i□s,aprominentConfu□iant□inker,ar□uedt□athumanbein□sareb□rnwithaninna□esenseof□o□dness,whichcanben□rtu□e□andde□eloped□hroughproperguidan□□ande□u□at□on.Xunzi,anot□erConfucian□hilosophe□,to□k□morepess□misticview,sugge□t□ngthathumannatur□isinherentlyselfishandthatmor□l□□rtue□mu□tbei□posedthroug□□trictso□□al□orm□a□d□ns□itu□ions□ □iffer□ntphilosophic□lschool□haveofferedv□rious□nt□r□retat□onsofRen□haDeBe□Yuan.InConfuc□a□is□,Renisseenasanin□eren□qual□tytha□canb□cult□□a□e□th□ougheducation,□elf-disc□pl□ne,and□oralpra□tice.M□nci□□,apromine□t□onfuc□a□th□nker,argued□hat□umanb□in□sarebo□□□ithan□nna□esens□ofgo□dn□□□,whichc□nbenurtur□danddevelo□□□thr□ugh□r□pergu□dancean□e□uc□tion.Xun□i,anot□□rCo□fuc□a□p□iloso□her,tookamo□ep□ssimisticview,s□ggesting□h□thum□nnaturei□inhere□tlyselfishan□thatmoralv□□tuesmus□be□mpo□edthr□u□hstrictsoci□lnormsandinst□□utions. Differentphiloso□hi□□lsc□oolsh□veofferedvario□□inte□pre□□tionsofRenZha□□BenYuan.InCo□fuciani□m,Renisseenasaninh□rentqual□ty□hatcanbecult□vat□dthroug□e□u□a□ion□self-discipl□ne,an□mor□l□r□cti□e.Menciu□,apro□inentCon□ucia□thinker,arguedthathumanbeingsar□□□rn□ithaninnatesen□eof□□odness,□h□chcanbenurtu□edanddevelo□ed□hrou□hpro□erguidan□eand□ducation.Xunz□,a□otherConf□□i□nphilo□opher,too□a□orepessimist□cview,□ug□□stingth□□h□ma□nature□sinherentlyself□shan□thatmor□□v□rtues□ustbeimposed□h□ough□tr□ctso□ialnormsan□□nstitutions.□/p□ Dif□erent□hi□os□p□□ca□sc□oolshaveo□feredvariousinterpr□tation□ofRenZhaD□BenYuan□I□Co□□uc□a□ism,□e□is□ee□asaninh□r□ntqualitythatcanbecu□tivatedthroughe□uc□tion,s□lf-□iscip□ine,an□moralpractice□Mencius,aprominentC□n□ucia□thinker,arg□edthathuma□□eing□arebornw□□h□ninnate□enseof□o□dn□ss,□hichcanbenur□uredanddevelopedth□oughpropergu□danc□an□education.Xunzi,a□othe□Co□f□ci□nphilosophe□,tookamorepess□misti□view,sugg□stingthathumannaturei□inheren□lyselfis□andtha□mo□alvirtuesmustbei□po□edthrough□tric□□oci□lnor□sandi□□titu□io□s. □ifferentphil□□□phicalsch□□l□□av□□fferedvariousinterpretatio□so□RenZhaDeB□nYuan.InCo□□□ci□nism,R□nisseenasan□n□□□ent□u□lityt□atcan□ecu□tiva□edthro□ghedu□ation,□elf-dis□ipline,andmo□alpra□□ice.Mencius,apro□in□□tC□nf□ciant□ink□r,arguedthath□man□eing□arebornwithaninnates□nseofgoodness,whichcanb□nurtu□edand□eve□o□□dthrough□rope□□ui□ancean□edu□ation.Xun□i,anotherCo□fuci□nphil□□opher,took□morepe□s□misticview,sugges□ingthath□m□nnatur□isinher□ntlysel□ishandthat□oralvi□□uesmustbeim□osedthrough□t□ict□□ci□lnorm□an□ins□itu□i□ns.□/p> Diff□r□ntphiloso□hicalschoolshaveofferedvari□□sinter□retationsofRenZhaDe□en□uan□InConfucianism,Ren□ss□enasanin□erentqua□ityt□atcanbecul□□□at□dthr□ugheduca□□□n,se□□-□isci□line,□ndmoralprac□ice□Menci□s,aprominentConfucianthi□ker,argued□hat□□manbeingsarebornwithanin□ate□enseof□oodness,whichcanbenu□tureda□dde□eloped□hroughpr□pergui□anceandedu□□t□o□.Xun□i,□notherConfucianphilos□pher,t□okamore□essi□isticvi□w,suggestin□tha□h□mannatur□isinherentlyse□fishandthatmoralvirt□□smustbei□pos□dthr□ughs□rictsoc□alnormsand□n□t□tut□ons.