Differ□ntp□ilosophi□alsc□oolshaveof□eredvariou□interpret□tionsofRenZh□DeBe□Yuan.InCo□fucianism,Renisseenasaninher□ntq□alit□tha□canbe□ultivatedthroughedu□ation,self-dis□ipline,andmoralpractice□Menc□u□,apr□minentConfuc□anthinker,a□gu□dthathumanbe□ng□areborn□itha□innat□sens□ofgoodnes□,which□anbenurture□an□developed□hroug□prop□rg□idancean□education.□u□zi,anotherConfucian□hilosopher,□ookamo□epess□misti□view,suggestingth□thumanna□ur□isinher□ntlyselfish□ndthat□oralvir□uesmustbei□□osedthroug□stric□socialnor□sand□nstitu□□o□s.□/□><□>Differentphilosophicals□□oolsh□veoffered□ariou□i□t□r□retationsofRenZhaDeBenY□an.InConfucian□sm,Ren□ss□e□a□anin□ere□t□ualitythatca□b□cult□v□□edthrough□duc□tion,self-disc□pline□and□ora□practice□Menc□us,a□rom□n□□tConfucianth□□k□r,argued□hath□manb□in□sa□e□ornwit□ani□natesenseof□ood□ess,whichcanbenur□u□eda□ddev□lopedthroughproperguidance□nd□du□a□ion.Xun□i,a□oth□rC□nfuci□n□hilosopher,to□□amorepessimisti□view,suggesting□hathumann□tur□isinherently□e□fish□ndthat□□ralvir□ues□ustb□imp□sedthroughs□ricts□cialnormsand□nstit□tion□.□□ Diffe□entphilosop□icals□h□o□sha□eoffered□ariou□inte□pr□tations□fRenZh□DeBenYuan.InC□nfuc□anism,R□□isse□nasaninherentqu□litytha□can□ecultivat□dth□ougheducation,self-disc□p□ine,andmo□alpra□t□c□.M□ncius,apr□m□nentConfucia□□hinke□,a□guedt□ath□manbein□sar□bornwithan□□natesenseo□goo□ness,□hi□□canbenur□uredandde□elo□e□through□r□per□u□dance□ndeduc□tion.Xunzi,ano□h□r□onfucia□philosopher,tooka□o□ep□ssimisticview□su□gesti□gthathuma□nat□r□isinhere□tlyse□fishandthat□□ralvirtuesmu□tbeim□osedthroughstri□tsoc□aln□rmsandin□titut□ons. D□fferentph□losoph□ca□schools□a□□offe□edva□iousinterpret□tio□sofRen□haDeBenYuan.□nConfuc□anism,Reni□seenasaninhe□entqualit□□h□□canbecultivat□dt□roug□educat□on,self□di□cip□in□□a□d□□ralpractice.Me□□i□s,apro□inent□□nf□cian□h□□ker,ar□uedthathumanbeing□arebornwithanin□□tesense□fgoo□□ess□whichcanbenurtu□e□and□evelopedthro□ghproper□uidan□eandeducation.□unzi,anotherCo□fuc□anphilo□□phe□,too□amorepes□imisti□v□e□,suggest□ngthathumann□tureisi□□e□entl□self□sha□dt□atmoralvirtu□smustbeimposedthro□ghstr□c□socia□n□rmsandinstitutions. Diffe□e□t□hi□oso□□icalschool□□av□o□feredvariousin□e□pretationsofRenZhaDeB□nYu□n.InConfu□iani□□,Renissee□□saninhere□□qua□ityth□tcanb□□ultivated□□rougheducation,self-di□cipl□□□,andmoralpr□ct□ce.Menciu□,□□rominentConfuc□□nt□□nker,arguedtha□□umanbeingsa□□□ornwit□anin□□tes□ns□o□goodness,whi□hcanben□rtu□edanddevelopedthrou□□properguidance□ndeduc□tion.Xu□z□,anothe□□onfucia□□hil□so□her,tookamorepe□simist□cvie□□su□gestingthathuman□aturei□inh□rentlyselfisha□dt□a□m□ral□irtuesm□□tbeimposed□□rou□hst□□ctsocial□ormsand□nsti□utio□s□