Different□□il□sophicals□h□ols□aveoffe□edvario□sint□rpretationsofRenZh□□eBenY□an.InConfuc□anism,Re□isseenasani□□ere□t□ualit□thatc□□becul□ivatedt□rougheducati□n,s□l□-disci□line,a□dm□□alpractice.Mencius,apro□i□entConfu□iant□inker,argued□hat□uman□ei□gsa□eborn□itha□innate□enseofgoodness,which□□n□enurturedanddevelope□thr□ughproper□uidanceandeduca□ion.Xunzi,an□□□erConfuci□nphi□o□□pher,too□amorepes□imisti□view,□□gge□tingthat□umann□tureis□nheren□lyselfi□handtha□mo□alvirt□esmustbe□mpose□thro□ghstrictsocialn□rms□ndi□stitut□on□. Differentphi□osophic□lscho□ls□aveof□eredvario□si□ter□reta□io□□ofRe□ZhaDeBenYuan.InCon□ucianism□Renisseena□□ninherentqua□ityt□atcanbecult□vate□throu□heducation,self-d□□cip□ine,andmoralpra□t□□e.□encius,apromin□ntConf□cianthin□er□argued□hat□□manbeingsarebornwithanin□□tesenseofgoodness,wh□chc□nb□nurtur□dan□de□elopedthrou□hpro□er□□id□ncea□de□□c□ti□n.Xunzi,ano□□erConfucianph□loso□her,□□okamo□□□essimisticview,sugg□sti□gthathuma□n□t□□e□sinhe□en□lyselfishandthatmor□lvirtuesmus□bei□pos□dt□□ough□trictsocialnormsand□nstitutions.<□p><□>□i□ferentphilosophicals□hool□haveofferedv□ri□usi□ter□ret□ti□nsofRenZh□□eB□□Y□an□InConfuciani□m,Reni□s□enasa□□nherentqualitythatcanbecu□ti□a□edthroughed□□atio□,self-di□ciplin□,andmo□alpract□□e.Me□cius,aprominentCon□ucianthink□r,arguedtha□h□□an□eingsarebornw□tha□innatesen□eof□oodness,whichc□nbenur□□redanddevel□pedthroughpr□pergu□d□nce□ndeducation.Xunzi□□□otherCo□fucianphil□sop□er,tookamorepessimisticvie□,sug□□sti□□t□athumanna□urei□□n□□□entlyselfis□andthatm□ral□i□t□esmustbeimpo□ed□□roughstric□□ocialn□rms□ndinstitutions.□/p□<□>D□ff□rentphilosophi□alschoolshaveoffe□edvariousint□rpretati□□sofRenZhaDeBenYu□n.I□Confu□ianism,Renisseenas□ni□he□□nt□ua□itythatcanbecul□ivat□d□hr□ug□educati□n□self-□iscipline,a□dmoralpra□□ic□.□enc□□s,apr□minentConfuci□nthinker,arguedthathu□□□beingsareb□r□withaninnatesenseofgoo□□ess,□hichcanbenur□ur□d□nddeveloped□hroughpro□erguidan□e□□deduca□ion.Xunzi,anotherCon□ucianph□los□pher,tookamor□□□ssi□□s□icview,sugges□ing□hath□mannatur□is□nh□rentlys□lfishandtha□□oralvirtuesmustbeimpos□□□hrou□□strictsoc□al□o□msandinstitution□.□□