Differentp□ilosop□icalschoolshaveof□e□edvariousinte□pretations□□RenZhaD□□enYuan□InConfucianism,Renisseena□anin□□r□n□qualitythatc□nbec□ltivated□hr□ugh□ducation,se□f-discip□ine□and□ora□pr□□ti□e.Mencius,a□□ominen□C□nf□cianthinker,ar□uedt□a□huma□b□ingsarebornw□□□aninnate□enseofgoo□ness,whichcanbenurturedanddevelopedthroughprope□g□id□nceanded□cati□□.Xunzi,anothe□Con□ucianphilosoph□r,tookam□repes□imisticv□e□,suggestingthath□mannatureisinhe□ent□yself□shandthatmoralvirtuesmustbeimpos□dthr□□ghst□i□tso□ialno□msandi□stitutio□s.□>□p>Di□ferentph□losophi□a□□chool□have□ffered□□□□ousint□rpr□tatio□sofRenZ□aDeB□nYuan.I□Conf□cianism,Renisseen□sa□inherentqu□lityt□atcanbecu□tivatedthrough□duca□i□n,self□discipline,and□oralpra□□ic□.Mencius,aprominentCon□uci□□t□□nker,a□guedthathu□an□eingsar□b□rn□ithaninnatesenseof□oodness,wh□chcanbenurturedanddevelopedth□oughp□o□erguida□ce□nd□□□cation.Xun□i,anotherC□n□uc□□nph□l□sopher,t□okamorepe□simis□i□view,su□g□stingth□□hum□nnatureisinherentlyselfishandth□tm□ralvirtuesmustbeimpose□throug□s□□i□tsocialn□rms□ndinstit□tion□.□/□>□p>Diff□rent□hiloso□h□cal□choolshaveoff□redvariou□in□erpretat□onsofR□□Zha□eBe□Yuan.InConfucianism,Renisseenasani□herentquality□hatcanbec□ltivated□hro□gheducation,s□□f-disci□li□e,and□o□alpractice□□e□cius,apr□minentConf□□ianthinker,ar□u□dthathu□anbei□gs□reb□rn□ithaninnatesenseofgoodness,whichcanbenurt□re□an□□evelopedthroughproperguidanceandeducation.Xunzi,anotherConfucianphi□□sopher,tookamore□□ssimisti□v□ew,□uggestin□thathumannatureisin□□ren□lyselfisha□d□hatmoralvirtuesmus□be□□p□sedthroughstri□tsoc□alno□m□□nd□nsti□utions.<□p><□>□ifferentphil□sophicalschoo□s□□veoffe□edva□io□sinter□retationsofRenZh□DeB□nYuan□In□onfuc□a□□sm,□eniss□□nasan□nher□nt□u□l□t□th□tcanbecul□ivate□throughe□ucati□n,self-□□s□ipl□ne,a□dmora□□racti□e.Mencius,aprom□n□ntCon□ucian□h□n□er,a□□uedthathuman□eingsarebor□wi□□□ninnatese□seofgoo□ness,whic□canb□nurtur□dand□□ve□opedthroughp□□perguidan□ea□deduca□ion.Xunzi,an□□herCon□u□ianphilo□opher,tookamore□essi□□stic□i□w,sugg□stingt□athumannaturei□□nhe□en□□yself□shandthat□oralvir□□esmu□tbe□mposedthroughstrict□□cialnormsan□i□s□itu□□ons. Differen□phi□os□□h□calschools□ave□ff□redv□r□ousinterpreta□ion□ofRe□□haDeBenYuan.InConf□ci□nism□Renissee□a□aninh□ren□quality□hatcanbec□ltivated□hr□ugheducation,se□f□d□scipline,a□dmor□lpractice.Mencius□ap□o□inentC□nf□ci□nthinker,arguedthathumanbeings□rebornwithan□nn□te□en□□of□oodness□whichca□benurtured□nd□evelo□edt□roughprop□rguid□nceand□□ucation□Xunzi,anotherConfucia□p□il□□opher,□ookamorepessi□isticvie□,□□gg□st□ngthathu□anna□ureisin□e□e□tlysel□ishan□thatmoralvirtuesmust□ei□□osedt□roughst□ictsoc□alnormsandinstitutions.