Di□ferentphilosoph□□als□hoo□shaveoffe□edvari□usi□□erp□etation□□□RenZhaDe□□□Yuan.InConfuci□nis□,Renisseenas□n□nherentquali□□tha□canbecul□i□atedthr□ug□edu□ation,□elf-disciplin□,and□oral□ractice.Me□ci□□,apromin□ntC□nfucianthinker,a□gued□□athuman□eingsarebor□withaninnatesenseofgoodness,whichcanb□□□□tu□eda□ddevelo□edth□o□ghpr□□□rguida□c□andeducation.Xunzi□an□□herCo□fuci□nphilosop□er,tookamor□pessimisti□vi□w,s□ggestin□thathuman□ature□sin□erentlyselfishandthatmoralv□rtuesmust□□imposedth□oughstricts□cialnormsa□dinstitutions.<□p> □□ffe□en□□hilosophicalschoo□shaveofferedv□riousinterpretationsofRe□ZhaDe□enYuan□InConfuci□nism,Renisse□□a□ani□heren□qualitythatcanbecul□i□atedthrougheducati□□,sel□-discipline,andmoralpracti□e.Mencius,a□r□minentCon□ucianthink□r,argued□hath□manbeingsarebornwi□haninnate□enseof□oo□n□ss,whichcanbenur□□redand□ev□lopedthroughp□ope□gu□danceande□ucatio□.Xunzi,ano□he□Co□fucianp□ilosoph□□,too□□morepe□s□mi□ti□□iew,su□gesti□gth□□hum□□natureisinher□n□lyse□fishandthatm□□a□virtuesmust□□□mpo□e□t□roughs□rictsoc□alnormsa□dinst□□ution□.<□p><□>□if□erent□hilosop□□calschoolshave□□feredvariousinterp□etationso□RenZhaDeBenYuan.□nConfucianism,R□nisseena□aninherentqua□ity□□atcanbec□lti□atedthroughed□cation,sel□-disc□pline,andmor□□pract□ce.Men□ius,apromi□entCo□fuciant□ink□r,arguedthath□□an□□ing□arebornw□thani□na□esen□eofgo□□nes□□whic□□anbe□urturedand□ev□lopedthrou□□prop□rgui□ance□nded□cation.Xunzi,an□ther□o□□ucianphilosopher,□ookamorepes□i□isticview,□u□□es□□ngthat□uman□atu□ei□i□herentl□selfish□□d□□□□mor□lvi□tuesmustbei□posedthroughstrictsocialno□m□andinstitu□ions.□□□> Di□f□re□tp□ilosop□icalscho□lshav□offeredvari□usinterp□e□a□□□ns□f□enZhaDe□enY□an.InConfucia□ism,Ren□sseen□saninherentquali□ythatcanbe□ultiva□edthr□ugheducatio□□□el□-disc□pline,a□dmoralpractice.Mencius,aprominentConfu□ianth□nker,arguedthat□uma□being□arebornwi□hani□na□□□en□eofgoodness□whichcanbenu□t□r□danddevel□pedthroug□prop□rguidan□eand□ducat□on□Xunzi,anothe□Con□ucianph□losopher,took□morepessimist□cview,suggestingthathum□nnat□reis□n□ere□tlyselfishandthatmoralvirt□esmust□eim□osed□hr□u□hstr□c□□ocialnormsandinstitutions.