D□ffe□□ntphilosophicalschoo□shaveofferedvariou□□nterpr□tat□□nsof□enZ□aDeBenYuan.□□Con□ucianism□R□n□sseenasani□□erent□ual□tytha□can□eculti□a□edthr□ug□e□ucation,sel□-d□s□ip□in□,andmor□lpractic□.Mencius,aprom□nentConfuc□□nt□inker,a□□ued□ha□□uman□eingsare□□□nwith□ninnatesense□fgoodness,whichcanben□r□uredandd□□elopedth□oughproper□u□dancean□e□ucation.Xunzi,anothe□□onf□ci□nphilos□ph□r□tookamorepe□sim□stic□iew,suggestin□tha□□uman□□tureis□nherentlyself□shandthatm□ra□virtuesmustbeimposedt□□ou□hstrictsocialnormsa□d□nstituti□ns. Dif□ere□tphi□os□p□ic□ls□hoolshaveoff□redvario□sin□□rpret□ti□n□ofRenZhaDe□enYuan.InCon□□c□a□i□□,Reni□seena□aninher□n□qualitythatc□nbecu□t□vatedth□ough□ducatio□,self-discipline,a□dmora□practi□e.Menc□us,□□rominen□Con□uciant□ink□r,□rg□edthathu□an□□ingsarebornwithanin□atesenseofgoodn□ss,whi□hc□nbe□u□ture□andde□el□p□dthr□ughp□operguid□nceandedu□a□□on.Xunzi,anotherConfucianphil□sopher,t□okamorep□ssimisticview,□uggestin□□hath□mannatu□eisinhe□entlyselfishandthatmoralvirtuesmu□tbeimp□sedthroughstrictsoci□ln□rmsandinstitu□□ons. Different□h□losophic□lschoolshav□offe□edv□□iousi□te□p□et□ti□nsofRenZ□aDeBenYu□n.InConf□c□□nism,Renisseenasani□herentqual□tythat□anbe□ultivatedth□ou□h□□uca□ion,self-□□scip□□ne,andmoralpractice.Menciu□,aprominentConfuci□nth□nker,arguedthathu□anbeingsarebornwitha□innat□senseofgoodness□which□□nbe□urt□□edand□eveloped□h□ough□roperguidance□ndeduc□t□on.Xunzi,anotherCo□f□□ianph□lo□opher,tookamorepe□s□misticv□□w,s□ggestingthathumanna□u□□isinhe□entlyselfishandthatmo□alvirtuesmu□□b□imposedt□roughstri□□socia□normsandinstitu□ions. Dif□erentphilo□o□hica□sc□oolshaveo□□eredvar□ousinterp□e□□tionsofRenZhaDeBen□uan.InC□nfu□ianism,Ren□s□ee□□sanin□erentqualityt□atc□nbe□□l□ivatedthroughed□cati□n,self-□i□ci□line,a□dmoralpractice.□e□ci□s,□pro□□□entConfucianthinker,argu□□thathumanbe□ngs□□ebor□wi□haninnatese□seofgoodness,whic□canbenu□tured□ndde□elopedthrough□r□pe□gui□ance□ndeduc□tion.Xunzi,anotherCon□u□ianphilosop□er□tookamor□pessimisticview,s□ggestingthathumann□tureisinhere□tlyselfi□han□t□atm□ralvirt□esmust□e□m□□□edthrou□□str□ctso□ialn□rmsandinstit□tions.