□i□feren□phi□osophica□□c□oolshav□□ffere□variou□interpreta□□onsofRenZha□eBenYu□□.InConf□ciani□m,Renisseena□an□nherentqu□lit□th□□c□nb□□ultivat□dthrougheducati□n,□elf-discipl□□e,□nd□oralp□actice□Mencius,ap□ominentCon□uc□anthin□er,arg□edthathuma□bei□gsa□ebornwithaninnate□en□eofgoodness,w□i□hc□nbenurturedanddevelopedthroug□p□□□e□gu□danceand□du□ation.□unzi,anotherConfucia□p□il□sopher,took□morep□s□imisticv□ew□sugg□stingthathumannaturei□inherently□el□ishandthatm□r□lvirtuesmu□□□e□mpo□edthroughstric□□ocialnormsandinstitutions.□/p> Differ□n□philosophicalsc□oolsha□eoffer□dva□i□usinter□r□tations□fRe□ZhaDeBe□□u□n□InConfucianism,Reni□seenasan□nher□□tqu□lity□hatcanbecul□iv□□□dthrougheducation□self-□isciplin□,and□oralp□actic□□Men□ius,aprominentConfucianthi□□er,argu□dt□athum□□be□ng□a□eborn□□t□□n□nnatesenseofgood□ess,whic□c□nbenurture□and□□velope□th□oughp□operg□i□anceandedu□ation.Xunzi,another□o□fucianphilosop□er□tookamor□pessimisticv□ew,□ugg□st□ngthathuma□naturei□in□ere□t□yselfishan□thatm□ralvirtuesmustbei□posedthroughstrictsoc□alnor□s□□dinstitutions□<□p> □iffer□nt□h□losophicalschools□a□eofferedvario□□interpretati□nso□RenZhaDe□e□Yuan.InC□nfu□ia□ism,Renisseena□aninheren□qualityt□atcanbecu□tiva□edthroug□educat□on,□elf-discipline,□ndmoralprac□ic□.□encius,aprominentConfucia□t□inker,arguedthath□man□eingsare□□rnwithaninna□esen□eofgoo□ness,w□ich□anb□nurtu□ed□nddevelopedthrough□rope□guidanceand□ducation.Xunzi,□n□therConfucianphilosopher,t□o□amore□essimisticvie□,□u□□estingt□athuma□n□ture□sin□□ren□□y□elfishandthatmora□virt□□□mustbeimpos□□throug□□trictsocialnormsandinst□tutions. Di□fer□ntphil□sop□icalschoolshaveofferedvari□usint□r□retationsof□en□□aDeB□nYuan.InConfuc□anism□Reni□□eenasanin□erentqualitytha□canbe□ul□ivate□t□rougheducatio□,self□discipline,and□oralpracti□e.Mencius□apro□□nent□onfucia□thinker,arguedthat□umanbei□gsar□bornwithan□nnatesens□ofgoodness,w□ichcanbenu□turedan□de□elopedthroughpr□□ergui□anc□□n□ed□c□tion□X□nz□,anotherConfucia□philos□□h□r,tookamorepe□si□isticview,sugges□□ngth□thumannatureisinhere□□lyselfi□hand□hat□oralvir□u□□m□st□ei□po□edthr□u□hstr□cts□c□alnormsan□insti□□ti□ns.□> Differen□philosop□icalschoo□sh□veo□feredvar□ousinterpretatio□sof□enZhaDeB□nYuan.InConfucianism,Renis□een□saninherentq□a□□tythatca□□ecultivat□dt□roughed□ca□ion,□elf-d□sci□line,andmoralpractice.Mencius,a□romi□entConfucian□hin□er,a□guedthathumanbein□sarebornwit□□ni□natesens□□□goodness,whichc□nb□□urt□re□anddevelop□dthr□u□hproper□uidanceande□ucatio□.□unzi,ano□herCo□f□c□anphilosopher,took□mor□pessi□isticview□sugges□i□gthathu□annatu□□isin□eren□l□selfis□an□□hatmora□vir□uesmu□tbeimposedthroughstric□socialnormsand□nsti□utions.□> □ifferentphilos□phicalschoolshaveofferedvariousinterpr□□at□onso□RenZha□eBe□□uan□InConfuciani□□□Reni□s□ena□□ninherentqu□□ityt□atc□nbecult□vatedthrou□heducati□n,self-□isc□p□ine,□ndmo□al□ractice□Mencius,ap□o□i□ent□onfuci□nthi□□e□,argued□ha□human□eingsarebornwithaninnat□senseofgoodn□ss□w□ichcan□e□□rtur□danddevelo□□dt□rough□roper□u□dancea□□ed□cation.Xu□□i,a□oth□rCo□fucianphilosopher,too□□morep□ssimist□cvie□,□uggestin□that□umann□tureis□nh□ren□lyselfi□handthatm□ralv□rtuesmustb□i□pos□d□h□oughs□r□cts□cia□normsandin□titutio□s.