Di□fe□entphilosophic□ls□h□olshaveofferedva□iousinterpretationsofRen□□aDeBe□Yuan.InConfucianism□Renisseenasaninh□rentqualityth□tcanb□cultivatedt□□oughedu□ation,self-discipline,andmo□□lpr□ct□□e.Mencius,aprominentC□nfucian□hin□er,arg□□dthathu□an□eings□rebornwithaninnat□sens□of□ood□ess,whichcanbe□urt□□edanddevelop□dthroughproperg□idanceand□□ucation.Xunzi□anot□e□C□nfucianphilosoph□r,□ookamor□□ess□□i□□icvie□,sugges□□ngthathumannatureisinhe□entlyselfish□□dthatmoralvi□tuesmu□tbeimp□sedthroughstrictsoc□a□normsandinstitutions□□/p> Di□ferentphilosophical□choolshaveoff□□edvarious□nte□pretat□onsof□e□ZhaDeBen□uan.InC□n□uci□nism,□en□sseen□sa□i□h□rentquality□hatcanbecultivatedthrougheducatio□,self-discipli□e,andmor□lpr□ctic□.Me□cius,a□romine□tConfu□ian□hink□r,a□guedth□thumanbeingsare□o□n□ithaninnat□senseofgoodness□w□□□hcanbe□urtu□eda□d□evelopedthroug□properguidanc□□n□education.Xunzi,a□otherC□n□ucianphilos□pher,□o□□amore□essi□isticvie□□sugg□□tingthathuma□□atureisinhere□□lyselfis□a□dt□atmoralvir□u□smustb□imp□s□dt□r□ughstricts□□ialnormsandinstitutio□s.<□p> Diffe□ent□hil□sop□i□alsch□ol□haveoffe□edv□rious□nter□r□tatio□sofRenZha□eBenYu□n.InC□nfu□□anism,R□□isseenasaninherentqu□litythatcanb□cu□tiva□edthrougheducati□n,self□discip□ine,and□□□alpra□tice.Mencius,apr□min□nt□□nfucianthinker,a□gu□dthathuman□eingsar□b□rnwithan□nnatesense□□goo□nes□,which□anben□□tur□□andd□vel□pedthroughproperguid□ncean□education.□un□i,an□□herC□nfuci□nphiloso□her,too□a□□□ep□ssimisticview,su□gest□n□thathum□□nature□sinher□□t□□sel□is□andthatmor□l□irtuesmustbe□mp□s□d□hroughst□□c□□oc□alnormsandi□sti□ut□ons□ □□ffere□tphilos□phicalschools□aveo□f□redvariousi□terpretationsof□□n□haDeBenYu□n.InConf□cia□i□m,Ren□sseenasaninherent□ualitythatcanbecul□iva□e□throu□□ed□cation,self-disc□p□ine,andmoralpractice.M□ncius,aprom□n□ntConfuci□□thinker,argued□hathumanb□ingsarebornwithaninna□□senseof□oodn□ss,□hichcan□enurturedanddevelop□dth□□ughpro□erguid□nceandedu□ati□n.□unzi,a□otherConfucianphi□□sopher,tookamore□ess□misticview,sugges□ingth□□human□□tu□eisinherentlyselfisha□□tha□moralvirtuesmustbe□mp□sed□hro□ghstric□so□ialn□rms□ndinstitu□ions.□/□> Diff□re□tphilo□ophicalsc□ools□□v□of□eredvariou□in□erpret□tion□ofRenZh□De□enYu□n.InConfucianism,Ren□sseenasaninher□ntquali□ythatcanbecul□iv□te□□hro□□hedu□at□□n,self-dis□ipl□ne,andmoralpractice□Mencius,apr□□inent□onfuciant□i□□er,ar□ued□hathumanb□□ngs□□□bornw□thaninna□esens□ofg□odness,whichc□nbenurtu□e□□nddevelopedthrough□ropergu□dancea□de□uc□tio□.Xunzi,anotherConfuc□anphilo□op□er,□□okamore□essimis□icview,sugg□stingthathumanna□□reisinhe□□ntlyselfisha□dthatm□ralvirtuesmus□beimposed□□roughstrictsocial□ormsandi□sti□utions.