□if□erentphilos□p□icalschoo□sha□eofferedvariousinter□retationsofRenZhaDeBenYu□n.InCon□uci□nism,R□ni□seen□□a□□□heren□qualit□th□tc□nbecu□t□vate□□h□o□□heducat□on,sel□-disc□pline,□ndmoralp□a□tice.□encius,aprominen□Conf□c□anthi□ker,ar□u□□t□athumanbei□g□□rebornwitha□innatesenseo□goo□ness,w□ichcanbe□urturedanddevelopedth□oughpro□er□uidanc□andedu□a□i□□.□unzi□anotherCon□ucia□phi□□s□ph□r,to□k□mor□pess□misticvie□□suggestin□□□athuma□n□tureisinherent□□selfis□andthatmoralvirtuesmus□beimposedthroughs□rictsocialnormsan□in□titut□□□s□□/□> □i□fer□ntphi□□s□p□icalsch□olshave□□□eredvariousinterp□e□a□io□sofRenZha□e□en□uan.I□Confuc□anism,Ren□sseenasaninh□rentqualitythatcanbecultivatedthroughedu□ati□n□se□f-discipline,a□dmoralpractice.Menciu□,aprominentCon□ucianthi□□er,arguedthathumanbei□□sar□bornwith□n□nnate□enseofg□odness,whi□hcanbenur□ur□dand□eveloped□hroughproper□uidanceandeducatio□.Xu□zi,anotherC□□fucianphi□osop□er,too□amore□□s□imi□tic□□ew,□ugg□stin□tha□humannatureisinh□rent□□sel□□s□□ndthatmoralvirt□□smu□tbeimposed□hroughstrictsoc□a□□ormsandi□sti□ut□ons.<□p> □i□fe□□ntphil□sop□icalschoo□shave□fferedvariousinter□ret□tionsofR□nZhaD□Be□Yuan.InConfu□i□□is□,□□□□sse□nasan□nhere□t□ualit□thatcan□ec□ltivatedthro□gheducatio□,se□□-di□cipline□andm□ralpr□c□ice.Mencius□aprominentCon□ucianthinker,arguedthathumanbei□gsareb□rnwi□hani□natesens□ofg□odness,which□an□□nurturedanddevelo□e□throu□hproper□uidanceandeducati□n□Xunzi,anotherConfucianphilosopher,□ookamo□e□e□s□mist□cvie□,sugges□ingt□athum□nnat□reisinheren□lysel□ishandthatmoralvirtuesmust□eimposedt□rough□□rictsocia□n□rmsandi□stituti□ns□□/p><□□D□ff□rentphilosophi□alsc□ools□□ve□ff□r□dva□iousinterpret□□ionsofRenZ□□DeBenYuan.I□Con□uc□anism,Re□isseenasaninhere□tq□ali□ythatcanbecult□vatedt□rough□duc□□ion,s□lf-discipline,andmoralp□actice.Mencius□apr□□inent□onfu□ianth□□ker,a□guedt□a□h□□anbeingsarebornwi□haninnates□nseof□oodness,whic□ca□benu□tured□nd□evel□□□dt□roughproperguidanceande□u□atio□.□unzi,anotherConfucian□hiloso□her,tooka□orep□ssimisti□view,sug□estingthathumannatureis□nher□ntl□sel□is□andthatmora□vi□tue□mustbei□posedthroughstrictsocialnorms□ndinstit□□i□□□.