Differentp□ilo□□phi□alschoolshaveo□f□□e□va□iousinterpretationsofR□n□haDeBenYuan.InC□nfucianism,Renis□een□s□ninheren□qu□l□tythatcanb□□ultivatedthroughe□u□at□on,s□lf-di□c□pline,andmoralprac□□ce.□encius,apromi□e□tConf□cianthinker,arg□edthat□uma□□ei□gsarebornw□□haninnat□senseofgoodness,which□anbenurtur□d□nddevelo□□dthrou□□proper□□idancean□education.Xunzi,an□th□rConfucianphilosopher□took□morepessimisticview,sug□esting□h□thumannatureisi□h□rentlyselfish□ndthat□or□lvirtuesmustb□imposedthroug□strict□ocialno□msandinstituti□ns.<□p> Di□ferentphilosophicalschoo□□ha□e□ffe□edva□iousin□□rpr□tationsof□enZha□e□enYuan□I□Confuc□ani□m,Reniss□en□□□ninherentqual□tythatcanbecultivatedthrou□hedu□a□□o□□self-discipl□ne,andmoral□ractice.Mencius,aprominentCon□ucianthinker,argued□hathumanb□ingsar□born□□thaninnatesens□□□goodn□ss,whi□hc□nbenurtu□□dand□e□e□o□ed□hrou□hp□o□ergui□anceandeducation.Xu□zi,anotherConfu□ian□hilo□opher,to□k□morepes□imis□icview,su□gestingth□thum□nna□urei□i□here□t□y□e□fishandthatm□ral□irt□esmust□e□mposedt□roughstrictsocia□normsandinstitutions. Diffe□ent□hi□oso□h□ca□sch□o□shaveofferedvario□sin□er□retat□o□sofRe□Zh□DeB□nYuan□InCon□uc□ani□m□Reniss□e□asa□inherent□u□litythatcanbecul□ivatedthrougheducation,se□□-discipline,an□moralpra□□□c□□Mencius,ap□omine□tConf□ciant□i□k□r□□rguedth□thuma□beingsareb□rnwithaninna□e□e□s□ofgoodn□ss,which□□nbe□u□tu□e□a□ddev□lopedthrou□□□ro□e□□ui□□n□eandeducati□□.Xunzi,anoth□rC□□fucianphilosophe□□too□a□o□e□essimis□icvi□w,s□ggestingthath□ma□nat□rei□i□her□ntlyselfishandthat□oral□irtuesmustb□i□po□edthroughs□□□ctsoc□al□orm□□ndinstitu□i□n□.□□ Diff□rentphilos□p□icalschoolsh□veofferedvariousinter□□etati□□s□fR□nZhaDeBe□Yuan.InCon□ucian□sm,Renissee□asaninherentqu□□ityt□atca□becultivat□dt□□oughed□□ation,self-□is□i□line,andmo□al□□acti□□.M□ncius□aprom□nentConfucianth□n□□r,a□guedthathu□anbe□ngsarebo□□withaninnatesenseofgoodness,□hich□a□benurtu□edandd□ve□opedthro□□h□ropergu□da□cean□education.Xunzi,anot□erConf□cian□□i□o□opher,tookamo□e□essim□s□icview,suggesting□hathumann□t□reisin□erent□yselfisha□dt□a□m□ra□□□rt□e□mustbeimposedthroughstrictsocialno□m□andinstitu□□o□s.□□p> Differe□tphilosophic□lschools□ave□f□e□edvariousinterpretationsofRen□□aDe□e□Yuan.InConfucian□sm,Re□□s□eena□aninher□ntqualitytha□canbecult□vat□dthrougheducati□n,s□l□-d□scipline,andmor□l□ract□ce.Mencius,ap□ominentConfucianthinker,argu□dthathumanbe□ng□□rebornwitha□innat□s□n□eo□goodness,whichc□nb□nu□t□red□nd□e□elopedthro□ghproperguidanceandeducation.Xunzi□another□onfucia□philo□opher□□oo□amorepessimisticvi□w,sugg□s□i□gt□□t□u□□n□atureisinherentlyself□shandthat□o□alvir□uesm□stbeim□□sedthroug□□□ric□soci□lnor□sandi□stitutions.<□p>