□if□□r□ntph□□osophicalschoolshaveof□□redvari□usi□□erpretationsofRenZhaDeBe□Yuan.In□onfu□ianism,Reni□seenasanin□er□□tq□□lityth□tcanbe□ult□vat□dthro□gheducat□□n,self-discipline,□ndmoralpractice.Mencius,ap□ominentConfuci□nthinke□,□rguedthathu□anbei□gsare□□rnwith□ninn□te□enseofgoodness,□hichca□benurturedanddevelopedt□rou□□properguidanc□□nded□cation.Xunzi□anothe□Confucianphilosopher□t□o□amorepess□misticv□ew□suggestin□thathu□annat□□e□□inherentlys□l□ishandthatmo□a□virtuesmustbeimposedth□o□ghstrictsocialnormsand□n□ti□□tions.□> □ifferentphi□osophi□alschoo□shave□ffe□edvariousinterp□e□ationsofRenZhaDeBen□uan.InCo□□ucianism,□eniss□enasaninherentqualityth□tcan□□cu□tivatedthro□gheduc□□□on,self-□iscipli□□,andmor□lpr□□tice.M□nci□s,aprominentConfuc□anth□nker□arg□ed□hathu□an□e□ng□arebo□nwithaninnat□senseofgoo□ness,wh□□hca□ben□rtur□d□nddevelop□dthr□ughproperg□idancean□e□uc□tion.Xunzi□□notherCon□ucia□philosoph□r,tookam□□epess□misti□view,sug□e□tingt□□t□u□annatureisinh□rentlysel□ish□□□□hatmoralvirtues□ustb□imp□sedthro□ghs□rictsocialn□rmsandinst□tutio□s□□/p> Diff□rentphilosophicalsch□olsh□veofferedvariousi□terpretationsofRenZhaDeBenYuan.InCon□ucianis□,Re□i□seenas□□□n□□rentqualitythatcan□ec□l□iva□edth□□ughed□cat□on,self-di□c□pline,andmoral□r□□ti□□.Menc□us,apr□mi□□ntConfuciant□inker□□rguedthathumanbeingsa□e□ornwithaninnatesenseofgoodness,whichca□be□ur□uredand□eveloped□□□o□ghpropergu□dance□ndeducatio□.X□□□i,another□onfu□ianphilosophe□,tookamorepessimisticvie□,suggest□ngthath□mannatureisinhe□entl□□e□fishandthatm□ral□irtuesmus□beim□□s□dt□roughstrictsocial□orms□ndinstituti□ns. Di□ferentphilo□ophica□s□ho□ls□□veofferedvariousint□rpretationsofRe□ZhaDe□enYuan.□nConfucianism,Ren□sseenasaninhere□tquali□yt□atcanbec□ltivatedt□□oughe□u□□ti□n,s□lf-discipl□ne,an□moralpractice.Menc□□s□apr□minentConf□c□□nthi□k□r,a□gue□th□thu□an□eings□reb□r□withani□n□□□senseofg□odness□which□anben□r□uredanddevelop□dt□roughproperguidancea□d□□ucation.Xunzi,anotherConf□cia□p□il□soph□r,□oo□amor□pessimisticview,s□ggestingthathuma□natu□eisinher□ntl□selfishandtha□moralvirt□e□mustb□impose□throughs□ric□□oci□lnormsand□□stit□ti□ns. □iff□ren□phi□osophic□l□c□o□□sh□ve□fferedv□□iousi□□erpretatio□sof□enZhaDe□enYua□.□nConfuciani□m,Ren□□se□nas□nin□eren□qual□ty□hatcanbe□ulti□at□□thr□□gh□duc□□i□n,se□f-discipline,an□moralpractice.Menciu□,aprominentC□nfucianthinke□,□rguedthathumanbeingsare□ornwithaninn□□esens□ofgo□dness□whic□canbe□urtu□edanddevelopedt□roughprope□guidanceanded□cat□on.Xu□zi,anothe□Conf□cianphilosopher□too□amo□epess□□isticview,suggest□□□□hathu□annatureisinherentlyselfishandthatmora□virtuesmustbe□mposedth□ou□hstrict□ocialnormsand□nst□tuti□ns.