Differentphi□osophicalscho□lsh□veofferedvar□ousi□te□pretat□o□sofRen□□aDe□en□ua□.InC□nfucianism,□e□i□□□enasa□i□h□re□tquali□ythatcanb□cultivatedthr□u□heducat□on□□elf□dis□ipline,a□d□□ralpr□□t□ce.Men□ius,apr□mi□entConfu□ian□hin□er,□rguedt□athumanbeing□□rebornwithaninnates□nseo□g□odness,whichcanbenur□uredanddevel□p□dthroughp□operguida□cea□deducatio□.Xunz□□anotherConfucianphilosopher,tookam□re□e□s□□isticvi□w,sugge□tingthathumannatur□isinherently□elfishandtha□moralvir□uesmustbei□posedthroughs□r□ct□oc□alnor□sa□dinstitu□ion□. Di□ferent□hilosop□ic□lsch□olshaveofferedvariousinter□□etationsofRenZh□DeBe□Yua□.InCon□ucia□ism,□e□is□eenasani□here□tq□ali□□thatcanbecul□ivatedthro□g□education,self-discipl□ne,an□moralpract□ce.Men□ius□apromin□□tCo□fucia□thinker,arguedth□thumanbeing□arebornwi□□aninnatesenseo□go□□ne□□□□hichcanbenur□uredanddevel□□ed□h□o□ghproperguidance□nd□ducat□o□.Xu□zi□a□otherCon□□cianphilo□□p□er,tookamorepessimisticvie□,su□gestin□thathumanna□ure□s□nherent□yse□fishandthatmo□a□v□r□uesmus□beim□osedthroughs□rict□ocialno□msand□n□t□□uti□ns□□> Diffe□e□□phil□s□□hica□schools□aveoff□□edvariousin□erpretations□fRenZhaD□Be□Yu□□.□nConfucianism□Ren□sseenas□ninherentqua□itythatcan□ecu□tivatedthrough□ducation,self-discip□ine,andmo□alpractice.Mencius,apromin□ntConf□□ian□h□□k□r,□r□uedthat□um□nbeings□reborn□ithaninnatesens□□fgoodness,whi□hc□nben□r□ur□d□nddeve□opedth□ou□hproperguid□nceandeduc□tion□X□nzi,anothe□Conf□cianphilosopher,□ooka□or□pessi□ist□cview,sugges□ingthat□umannatureisinherentlyse□fishand□hatmoralvirtuesmustbeimposedthroughstrictsocialnormsan□institu□ions.<□□><□>D□ffere□tphi□osophi□alsch□olshav□off□re□□ariousi□terpret□tio□sofRenZhaDeBenYuan.InConfuc□anism,Reniss□enas□□inher□ntquali□ythatcanbec□ltivatedthrou□heducation,self-disci□li□e,andmora□p□a□t□c□.Mencius,□promi□entCo□fuci□nthinker,□rguedthathum□nbeingsar□bornwithani□n□tesen□eofgoodness,whic□can□en□□turedanddeveloped□□roughpr□perguidanceanded□cation.Xunz□,ano□□er□onfucia□philosopher,tookamor□pes□imisti□view,suggestingt□a□humann□tu□eisinh□ren□lyselfisha□dthat□o□alvirtuesmustb□imposedthrou□hs□rictsoci□ln□rm□andinstitutions. Diffe□e□□phil□sophi□a□sc□□□lshav□offeredvariousi□terpr□ta□□ons□□RenZhaDeBenYuan.InCon□ucia□ism,Renisseenasa□inh□□ent□u□l□t□t□□tca□beculti□□ted□hr□ugh□duca□ion,self-di□c□pline□andm□ralpract□ce.Men□ius,aprominentConfu□□a□thinker□□r□uedthath□man□eingsare□ornwit□a□in□□te□e□seo□goo□nes□,whic□c□nb□nurtured□n□devel□□edt□□oughp□opergui□ance□□deduca□i□n□Xunzi,□notherConf□ci□□□hilosoph□r,tookamorepessimisticview,s□ggestingthath□ma□naturei□□□□eren□lysel□ishandthat□□□alv□rtuesmustbeimposedt□roughstric□soc□alnormsandi□stitution□□