Differe□tphi□osophicalschoolsh□v□offeredvariousi□□erp□etations□fRenZ□□DeBen□□a□.InConfucianism,Renisseenasan□nh□rentqualitythatca□bec□l□□vat□dthroug□ed□cation,s□lf□discipline,□ndmoralpractice.Mencius,apro□inentCon□ucianthink□r,arg□□□□hathuman□eingsarebornwithan□nnat□se□seofgoodness,wh□□hcanbe□urturedanddev□lopedthroughproperguidanc□andeducat□on.□unzi,anotherConfucianphilosopher,t□ok□□or□pess□□isticview,suggest□ngthathumannature□sinheren□lyselfishandt□at□oralv□rtuesmust□eimposed□hroug□st□ict□ocialn□rmsan□institutions.□/p> Differentphilosop□icalsc□□olshaveoffere□variousint□rp□etations□fRenZh□DeBenYua□.InConf□□ianism,Reniss□enasaninher□□□qualityt□□t□□nbecultivatedthro□ghedu□at□on,self-discipline□andmoralpract□□e.Me□ciu□,□prominentConfu□ia□thinker,arguedthat□u□a□beingsare□ornwith□n□nnatesenseofgoodn□ss,w□ichca□benurt□re□anddevelopedthroughproper□u□danceandeducati□□.X□nzi,anot□erConfucian□hilos□p□e□,tooka□orepessim□sti□view,suggesti□g□hathuman□atur□isinherently□elfish□□dthatmoralv□rtuesmustbeimposedthrou□hstricts□c□al□ormsandinstituti□ns.<□p> □□ffer□ntphil□□o□hi□a□schoolshaveoffered□□r□□□s□nterpretat□ons□fR□nZh□DeBenY□□n.InConfucia□ism□Renis□eenasaninhe□entqua□itythatcanbecul□i□atedthrougheduca□ion□se□f-discipline,and□oralpractice□Me□c□us,□promine□□Con□u□ian□□inker,□rgue□tha□humanbe□ngsarebornwithan□n□a□esenseof□oodness,whichcanbenurtureda□ddevelopedthr□ughpr□p□r□ui□anc□a□dedu□ation□Xunzi,anoth□rConfucianphiloso□her,tookamo□epessimist□cview□suggestingth□thum□n□atureisinherentlyselfis□andtha□□o□alvirtuesm□stbe□mp□sedthro□ghstr□ctsoci□ln□rmsandinstitutions□ □if□ere□tphilosophicals□hoo□s□av□offe□edvariousint□rpretationsofRen□ha□eB□nYuan.InC□n□ucia□ism□Renissee□as□ninherentqualityt□at□anbe□ultivatedthroughe□□c□□i□n□sel□-d□s□ipl□ne□and□or□lpra□t□ce.Mencius,aprominentConfucia□thinker□arguedth□t□u□□nbe□ngsarebornwithan□nnat□□e□□□ofgoodness,whichc□nbenurturedan□dev□lope□t□ro□ghproperguidan□eand□du□ati□n□Xunzi,another□onf□c□anph□losop□er□t□okam□r□p□ssi□□sti□vi□□,suggest□n□tha□□umanna□ur□i□inher□ntl□selfish□□dthat□□ralvir□uesmustbeimp□□edthrough□□rictsocialno□msa□din□titutions□ Diff□rentphilosophicals□hool□haveoffered□ariousinter□re□ationsof□enZ□aDeBenYuan□In□onfucian□sm,□enis□eenas□ninherentqua□it□th□tcanbeculti□atedthrough□ducation□se□f-discipline□a□□□oralpract□c□.□enci□s,aprom□n□nt□onfucian□hinker,arguedth□thumanbeingsarebo□nwithan□□n□tese□□eof□oodness□which□□□□□nurturedanddevelope□throughprop□□gu□□ancean□education.Xunzi,an□therConf□cianph□losopher,tookamo□epess□misticview,s□□g□s□in□t□ath□mannatureisi□herent□y□el□is□an□t□atmoralv□rtues□ustbeimp□sedthrough□trict□□ci□lnormsand□□stitutio□s.<□p>□□>D□ffere□t□hilosophical□□□□olshave□ffer□dv□riousinterpr□tationsofRenZhaDeBenYu□n.I□Con□ucianism□Renisseenasa□inher□ntq□alityt□a□canbecultivatedt□r□ugh□□ucati□n,self-discip□i□e,□ndmora□practice.Menc□us□aprom□nen□Confucianth□nker,a□gu□d□hathumanbe□□gsareb□rn□□th□□i□□atesenseof□□o□ness□wh□ch□a□be□u□□ure□andd□velopedthroughpropergui□ancea□ded□cat□□n.Xunzi,an□therConfucianp□i□osophe□□tookamorepessim□sticview,sugge□ting□hathuma□□a□u□eisinherentlyselfishandtha□moralv□r□□□□mustbeim□osedthroughstr□ctsocialno□msandinst□tutions.