D□ff□ren□philos□ph□cals□hoolshav□□fferedvar□ousint□rpr□tatio□sofRenZhaDe□en□uan.InC□n□ucianism,Re□isseenasani□here□tquality□□atcanbecu□tiva□edthrougheducati□n,self-discipline,andm□ralpract□ce.Mencius,□prominentC□nfuc□anthink□r,arguedthat□□m□□bei□gsarebornwitha□i□nat□s□nseofgoodness,whichcanbenurturedanddevelopedthroug□□roperguidancean□ed□cation.X□nz□,anotherCo□fucianphilosopher,to□kam□repess□misticview,suggest□ngthathumannat□□eis□nherentl□self□s□□ndthatmo□al□irt□esm□s□bei□posedthro□□hst□□ctsocialno□ms□n□□n□titutions□ Differen□philo□op□icalsch□olshaveof□e□ed□□rious□□terpre□at□onsofRe□Zha□eBenYuan.InC□n□uc□a□ism,Renisseenasaninherent□ual□tyt□atcan□□cultivat□dthroughe□ucation,□el□□disc□pl□ne□andmor□lpracti□□.Menciu□,aprominentC□nfucianthinke□,arguedtha□humanbeingsarebornwi□haninn□□e□enseofgoodn□ss,w□□chca□benurturedand□e□elopedthroughproperg□i□ance□nde□u□at□on.Xunzi□an□t□erConfucianphilosopher,t□ok□morepes□imisti□vie□□suggestin□thathu□annatureisinherentlyselfishandthatm□□□lv□□tuesmu□□beimposedth□oughstrictsocialnor□san□□nstit□t□ons. Diffe□entphil□□ophicals□hoolshaveoff□redvariousint□rpretati□□so□□en□haDeBen□uan.InCon□ucianism,Reniss□enasanin□erentq□a□ityt□atca□b□cultivatedthrougheducation,self-di□□ipline□andmor□lpr□ctice.Mencius,a□r□□inentConfuciant□ink□r,arguedthathum□□beings□□ebornwithani□nates□□seofgood□ess□w□i□hc□□ben□rtur□dand□evelop□dthr□ugh□□o□ergu□d□□ceandeduc□tio□.Xunzi,anoth□rC□nfucia□phi□osopher,tookam□repe□□imisticv□ew,s□□g□s□in□th□th□mannature□□inhere□tl□selfish□ndth□tmora□□irtuesmustbeimpose□thr□ughstric□socialno□msan□ins□itutions.□/p><□>D□fferentphil□soph□ca□schoolsh□veo□f□red□arious□nter□□etatio□sofR□nZhaDeBenYuan.InConfucian□sm□Ren□ss□□nasanin□erent□u□□i□ythatcanbe□ultiv□tedthr□ugheducatio□,self-discipline,andmoralpractice.M□nci□s□a□romine□tC□nfucianthinker□arguedthathumanbeingsare□ornwithaninnates□nseofgo□□ne□s□whi□h□anbenurturedanddevelo□e□throu□hpropergu□danc□a□de□u□a□ion.Xunzi,anotherConf□cianphilo□op□er□tookamorepessimi□□□cview,suggestingthat□umanna□ur□isinhe□entl□selfis□□nd□ha□moralvirtuesmustb□impo□edthrou□□strictsocialnormsandinstitutions.