□□ffere□t□hilo□o□hi□a□schoo□□have□ffe□□□variousinterpretationsofRenZ□□DeBenYuan.InCon□ucianism,Renisseenasa□□nheren□qualitytha□canbecultiva□edthr□ugh□duc□t□on,self-discipline,□ndmor□lpr□ctice.Mencius,aprominen□Confucianthinker,arguedthathumanbeingsarebornwithaninnatese□seofg□odness,wh□chcanbenurturedanddeve□opedthroughp□oper□uidancean□education.Xunz□,anoth□rConfu□i□□philosopher,□o□ka□o□□pessimi□ti□v□ew,sug□estingtha□human□ature□sinherentlysel□isha□dthatmora□□irt□esm□stbeim□osedthr□□ghs□r□c□soc□aln□rmsandi□sti□utio□□□□> Di□fere□tphilo□ophicalschoo□sha□eoffer□□var□ousinter□r□□ationsofRenZhaDe□enYua□□InCon□uci□nism,Renis□eenasaninher□ntqualitytha□ca□b□cultiva□ed□hrougheducation,se□f-discipline,a□□mor□lpr□ctice.Men□ius□aprom□n□n□C□nfuc□anthinker,arguedthathuman□□ingsarebor□withan□nn□tes□nse□fgoodness,w□□c□canbenur□ur□danddevelopedthrough□roperguid□□ceand□d□c□□ion.Xunzi,□□oth□rConfucianphilosop□er,to□k□morep□ssimisticview,sug□□st□ng□hathumannat□rei□inheren□lyselfishan□thatmoralvi□tu□sm□stb□imposedthroughstricts□□i□lnormsandin□titutio□s.□/p>□p>Different□hi□osophica□scho□lshaveofferedvariou□interp□etationsofRenZh□DeBen□□an.InCo□f□□iani□m,Renisse□nasani□□ere□tqu□□itythatcan□ecult□va□edthroughedu□at□on,self-□iscip□□□e,andmoralpr□ctice.Menc□us,apr□minentConfuci□nthin□er,arg□ed□h□thu□anbeingsar□b□rnwit□aninnatesenseofgoodness□wh□□hcanb□nurture□an□develo□e□□□□ough□roperguid□ncean□education.Xunzi□a□□therCo□fucian□h□loso□□er,□ook□mor□□□ss□misti□view,sugges□□ng□□athumannaturei□□n□er□n□ly□el□ishandth□□moralvirtues□ustbei□posedthroughstrictso□ia□□ormsandins□itu□□□n□. Differentphilosophic□l□c□o□lshav□offeredvar□□usinterpretat□ons□fRenZh□DeBenY□an.InConfu□□anism,Renis□eenasa□□nherentqu□lit□th□tca□be□ulti□atedth□ougheducation,se□f-□isci□l□ne,□ndmoralpractice.Mencius,aprominentConfucianthinker□a□guedthathu□a□be□□□sa□ebor□w□tha□i□na□esen□eofgoodnes□,whichcanbenur□ured□nddev□□op□dthroughproperg□□□anceande□uca□i□□.Xu□□i□anotherCo□fuc□a□philosop□e□,took□more□essimisticvie□,suggesti□g□hathumannatureisinhe□e□t□yselfishandthatmoralvi□t□e□mustbeimposedthroughstrictsocialnorms□ndinstitutions. <□>Diff□rentph□lo□ophicalschoo□sh□veoffered□ariousinterpretationsofRenZhaDeBenYuan.InConfucianism,R□□i□seena□a□i□herentqua□itythatcanbecultivated□h□ougheducation,sel□-disciplin□,□nd□oralp□actice□Mencius,ap□omi□ent□onfuc□an□hinker,argue□□hat□u□anbeingsare□ornwit□ani□n□tesenseofgoodnes□□whichcanbenur□ured□□dde□elopedthroughproperguid□ncea□□educa□ion.Xunzi,anotherConf□cian□hilosopher,tookam□□e□essimi□t□□view,suggest□ngthathuman□atu□eisin□□rentl□selfi□hand□ha□moral□irtuesmustbeimposed□hroughstrictsocialno□ms□ndinstit□□io□s□