□ifferentphil□so□hi□a□s□hoolshaveof□er□dvari□usinterp□□tationsofRe□ZhaDe□enYuan.I□Conf□ci□nism,Re□isseenasanin□erentqualityt□atcanbeculti□a□edthro□□he□□□ation,□e□f□dis□ipline,andmoral□ractice.Menc□us□aprominentConfu□ianthin□er,a□guedthathuma□beings□□e□or□with□ninnatesenseofgo□dness□whichcanbe□urtu□edandd□veloped□hrou□hprop□rguidancea□deduca□i□n.X□nzi,an□therConfucianphil□sopher,took□mo□epes□□misticview,s□gges□ingt□at□umannaturei□inher□nt□yselfishandth□□□oral□□rtuesmustbeimposedthroug□strictso□ial□ormsandi□stitutions.<□p> Diff□rentphilosophica□sc□ool□hav□□fferedvario□sinterpretat□on□□fRenZhaDeBenY□an□InConfucianis□□R□nisseenasan□nherentqual□tythatc□nbecult□vatedthrou□heduca□ion,self-discipl□ne,andmoral□ract□ce.Me□□ius,□promin□□tConfucianthinke□,arguedthat□umanbei□gsarebornwithaninn□tesenseofgoodnes□,whichcanbenurturedanddevelope□□hroughprop□□gui□a□□eandeducation.Xunzi,anoth□rConfucia□philos□pher,took□morepe□□imisticview,sugge□tingthathuman□at□r□is□□her□n□lyselfi□h□n□th□□mora□virtuesmustbeimpo□edthroughstrictsocialnormsandinsti□ut□ons. Di□ferentphilosop□icals□hoolshave□fferedvari□□sint□rpre□□t□o□sofRenZh□DeBenY□an.InConfucianism□Ren□sse□□asa□inherentqualityth□□c□n□□cul□ivat□d□□□oug□□du□ati□n,self-□□s□ipline,andm□□alpractic□.Me□cius,ap□o□in□□tConfu□□an□h□□ker,arg□edt□athu□anbeingsarebornwit□ani□natesense□fgoodness,whi□hcanben□r□□redanddevelopedthrough□r□pergu□d□□ceand□duc□tion.Xunz□,anotherConfu□ian□hilos□□her,tookamorep□ssimis□icvi□w,su□□estingthathuma□□at□reisinherentl□selfish□n□thatmoralvirtuesmu□t□eimposed□hroughs□rictsocialnor□sa□dinstit□tions. Diffe□e□t□hi□osophica□schoolshaveoffe□edvariousinterpretati□nsofRenZ□aDe□enYuan.InConfucianism□R□ni□seena□□ninher□ntqu□litythatcan□ecultivatedthrougheducation,□elf-d□scipline□□nd□oralpract□ce.Mencius□a□romin□□tConfucianthink□r,arguedthathum□nbeingsare□or□wit□aninnat□□e□□eofgo□dness,whic□canbenurture□andd□velopedthrou□hproperg□id□nce□nded□c□ti□□.Xunzi,another□onfuc□anph□□osoph□r,□ookamorepessi□i□ticview,s□ggestingthath□mannatur□isinherentlyselfishandthatmo□al□irtuesm□st□eimpos□dt□rou□hstricts□cialnorms□ndinstitution□.□> Diff□rentphil□soph□cals□ho□lshaveof□eredvariousinterpretat□o□so□Re□Z□aD□□en□□a□.InConf□ciani□m,Re□iss□enas□□inherentqual□tythat□a□becu□tivat□dthroughe□ucatio□□self-dis□ipl□ne,andmoral□racti□e.Me□cius,□pr□□□nentConfucianth□nker,arguedt□athumanbe□ngsarebor□wi□h□ninn□tes□□□eofgoodn□ss,whi□hcanbenurturedan□develope□through□roper□uidan□ean□education.X□nzi□a□otherC□nfucianph□l□so□her□□oo□am□repessimisti□view,suggest□ngthathuma□□a□urei□i□here□tlys□lfishan□t□atmoralvir□uesmu□tbeimp□□edt□□oughstri□□soc□alnormsa□dinstit□tio□s. Differe□tphilosop□ica□s□hoolsha□□offer□d□ariousinte□pretationso□Ren□h□De□enY□□n□□nC□n□uci□ni□m,□enisseena□an□n□e□entqu□litythatcanbecultiv□te□t□rough□ducation,□el□□□i□□□pline,andmo□a□practice□M□nc□u□,aprominentConfuc□anth□nker,argued□hathumanbe□ngsarebornwithaninn□t□sen□eofgoodne□s,w□ichc□nbe□urtured□nddev□lopedt□rou□hproper□u□da□cean□□ducat□on.□□n□i,anot□erConfucia□□□ilosopher,tookam□□epessimisticview,sugg□stingthathum□nnatu□eisinherentl□selfisha□dthatmo□alvirtuesmustbeimpose□t□ro□g□strictsocia□normsan□in□titutions.