<□>Differen□philos□phicalschoolshaveoff□redvariousinterp□etat□ons□fRe□ZhaDeBen□□a□.I□Confucianism,□enisseenasa□in□eren□qualitythatcanbecultiv□te□t□rou□heducation,□e□f-discip□□ne,□ndmoralpractice.Menci□□□apro□ine□t□on□uci□nth□nker,arguedthathuman□ein□s□rebornwi□han□nnat□senseof□oodness,w□ichcan□enurturedanddevelopedthroughp□o□ergui□anceandeducati□□.X□n□i,anotherConfuci□nphi□osopher,to□k□morepes□im□sticview,suggestingthathuma□na□□reisinherentl□selfishandthatmo□alvir□ue□mustb□imposedthroughstrictsoc□alnormsandinsti□utions. Dif□ere□□philo□□phical□choolshaveof□ered□ariousinter□□etationsofRenZ□aDe□e□Yuan.□nConfucia□ism,R□niss□enasaninherentqualit□thatca□becu□tivatedthrougheducation,se□f□discip□ine,□n□□oralpr□c□ice.Menc□us,apromin□ntC□nfucianth□nker□□rgue□that□umanbeing□arebo□nwithaninnatesens□ofgoodn□ss,w□ichcanbenurturedan□□e□elopedthroughpr□perguid□nceanded□cation.X□nzi,ano□her□o□f□cianphilosoph□r,t□ok□morepe□simis□icview,□ugges□in□□□at□umannature□□in□erentlyselfishandthatm□ralvirtu□smustbeimpo□edth□o□□hstrictsoc□□lnorm□and□nstitutions. Dif□ere□tphiloso□hicalschoolshaveoffere□var□ousinterpreta□ionsofRe□ZhaDeB□nYuan.InConfucia□ism,Renisseen□saninh□rentqualitythatc□□becultiva□edt□rou□heducation,s□lf-di□□ipline,andmoralpractice□Men□ius,aprominent□o□□□ci□□□hin□er,a□guedthathu□anbeingsa□eb□rnwith□n□nnatesense□fg□odn□ss□whichcanbenur□□redandde□elopedthroughprope□□u□danceandeducation.Xunz□,anotherConfucianp□iloso□he□□tookam□repessim□sticvie□,s□ggestin□th□□h□ma□nature□s□nherentlys□lfishandthat□oralvi□□□esmust□ei□posedthroughstrictsocialnormsan□institution□.<□p> Differentphilosophica□□□hoolshav□off□□edv□□i□□sinter□□e□at□onsofRenZ□□DeBenYua□.InConfuciani□m□R□nisse□n□san□nherent□u□□it□thatcan□ecu□tivated□hr□u□heducation,s□lf□di□c□pli□e,□nd□o□al□ra□ti□e.□enc□us,apromin□ntConfucian□hinker,arguedthathumanb□ingsa□e□□rn□ithaninnatesen□eofgoo□ness,whi□□c□nbe□urturedandd□velopedthroughproperguid□□c□□ndeducat□on.Xunzi,□□otherCo□fucia□□hilosopher,tookamor□pessimist□cview,s□gg□stingthathumannatu□e□□□nherentl□selfishand□h□tmoralvir□uesmustbe□mposedth□ough□tr□ctsoci□lnor□sandins□itution□.<□p> Differ□ntphilo□oph□c□□schoo□shaveo□fer□□various□□terpret□tionsofRenZh□D□BenYuan.I□Confuci□nism,□□nis□eenasa□inherentqua□itythatca□be□ul□iva□edthr□ug□e□ucation,s□□f-d□scipline,andmoralpractic□.Menci□s,aprominentConfucianthink□r,□rguedthat□um□nbei□gsa□ebornwith□□i□na□esenseofgo□□ness□w□ichcan□enurtureda□ddev□lop□dthroughp□□pergui□anceand□du□□□ion.Xunzi,anot□erConfucianp□ilosoph□□,took□□orepess□mi□tic□iew,suggestingth□thumannature□sinh□□e□tlyselfishan□thatm□ralvir□uesmustbe□m□osedth□ou□h□trictso□□al□ormsa□dinsti□ut□on□.