Differ□n□philosophicals□hool□have□fferedvariousi□terpretationsof□enZ□aD□Ben□□an□I□□onfuc□an□sm,R□ni□seenasa□□n□eren□qualit□thatcanbe□□ltivatedthro□gheducation,self-discip□ine,andmora□pract□ce□Mencius,ap□om□□e□tConfucianth□nker,arguedthathumanbeingsarebornwitha□inn□tese□seo□goodness,□h□chc□nbe□u□tur□dand□□v□lopedthroug□pro□erguidan□eandeducatio□□X□nzi,an□therConfuci□n□hilos□ph□r,tooka□orepes□imisticview,sugge□t□□gthat□umanna□u□eisinheren□lysel□ishandthatm□ralvirtues□ust□ei□pos□□t□□oughstrict□oc□al□o□m□andin□titutions.□/p> Differe□t□hilosophicalschoolshaveof□eredvariousint□□pre□ati□nso□RenZ□aDeBen□uan.□nConfu□ianis□,Renisseenasaninherentq□□□itythatc□nbec□l□□vat□dthrougheduc□□ion,s□lf-d□sci□li□e,andmo□al□r□ctice□Mencius,ap□o□inentConfucianthinker□argu□dthathumanbein□□arebornwithaninnate□ens□□fgoodne□s,w□ichcanbenurture□anddevel□ped□h□ou□hp□o□ergu□dancean□□ducat□□n.Xun□□□□not□erCon□u□ianp□ilosop□er,took□morepessi□isticview,sugg□sti□□thathumannature□sinhe□entlyselfishand□hatmoral□i□tues□□s□beimpose□throug□st□ictsocia□normsandin□ti□utions. Diffe□□n□p□□□osophicalschools□aveoffe□□dvariousinterpretationsofRen□haDeBenYuan.InConf□ci□nism,Re□is□eenasaninhe□□n□qua□itythatcanb□□ultiva□e□throughe□ucation,se□f-discipline,a□dmo□alpra□tice.□encius,a□rominentConf□□ia□□hinker,argued□□athumanbeingsa□□□or□w□tha□in□atesen□eofgoodness,which□a□be□□rtu□edan□d□□□lo□edthroughproperg□idanceande□□cation.Xunzi,anothe□Con□□cianphilosopher□t□ok□□orepessim□sticv□ew□sugges□□n□thathumanna□ureisinhe□ent□yself□sh□ndth□tmoralvi□t□esmu□tbe□mposedthr□u□□□□rictsocialnormsand□n□titution□. D□ff□rentph□los□phical□c□oolshaveoffere□variousi□□erpre□□tionsofRenZhaDe□en□uan.InConfuc□anism,Reni□seen□s□n□nherentqualitythatcan□ecult□vat□dth□ou□he□ucation,s□lf□discip□ine,andmoralprac□ice.M□ncius,□p□ominen□□onfucianth□nker,ar□uedthathumanb□ing□arebornw□□haninn□tesenseofgo□dn□ss,wh□chcanben□r□□r□danddevelop□dthroughproperguidanceandeducation.Xunzi□ano□herConfuci□nphiloso□he□,□o□□amorepe□si□istic□ie□,suggestingthathum□n□atureisinh□rentlyselfis□an□□hat□oralvi□tuesm□stbeimpos□dthroug□strictsocialnor□sa□□instit□tions.<□p> Dif□erentphilosophi□alsch□olshaveo□fe□edv□riousinterpretatio□sofRenZhaDeB□nYuan.InConfuciani□m,Re□□□see□□saninh□rentqual□tythatcan□ecultiva□edt□ro□gheducat□on,self-discip□ine□andmor□lp□actice.Mencius,a□rominentConfucianthinker,a□g□edthathumanbeingsa□ebo□nwithaninn□□es□nseofg□odness,whi□hcan□enurturedanddevelope□□hroug□properguidancean□□ducation.Xunzi,an□t□erCo□fucian□hilosoph□r,tooka□o□epes□im□sticv□□w,□□□gest□n□thathumannaturei□inherentlyse□fish□ndt□atmo□alv□r□uesmus□b□imposedthrou□h□□rictsocialnormsandinstitutions. Dif□eren□philos□phic□l□choolshaveo□fe□□□□□ri□usi□terpr□tationsofRenZha□eBenYu□n.In□on□ucianism,Ren□s□een□□a□i□heren□qua□□tythatca□becu□ti□ate□throughe□□cation,self-disc□□l□ne,an□mora□p□□ctice.Menc□us,apro□in□nt□onfucia□t□in□er,arguedthathumanbeingsareborn□it□an□nna□□□enseofgoo□n□ss,wh□ch□anbenurture□anddevelo□edthroughprope□guida□ce□ndedu□ation.Xunzi,anotherConfucian□hilosopher,tookamorepessimisti□vi□□,su□gest□ngthathumannatureisinherentl□selfishandthatmoral□irtue□mus□be□mposed□□roughstrictso□ialnormsandinstituti□□s.