Different□hilosoph□cals□hools□av□□ffe□edva□iousin□e□pr□tati□nsof□enZhaDeBenYua□.InC□nfucian□sm□Ren□s□e□nasaninherentqualitythatc□nb□cultiv□t□d□hr□□□□educati□n,s□□f-disciplin□,andmoralp□actic□.□□nc□us,aprominentConfucian□hinker,ar□u□dth□thum□nbe□□gsarebornwithaninna□e□enseofgo□dne□□,whi□hcanbe□urtureda□dd□velopedt□□oughp□operg□idanceandeduc□t□on.Xunzi,anotherCon□uc□a□phil□sopher,t□okamorep□□□imisticview,sug□estingthath□mannatureisinherentlyselfish□ndthatmoralvir□ues□□s□beimp□se□□□roughstrictsocialnormsandinstit□t□ons.□/p>□p>Diff□rentphil□so□□ic□lscho□lshav□of□e□□dvariousinter□retationsofRe□ZhaDeBe□Yu□n□InConfucianism,□enis□eenasaninhere□tqual□tyt□atc□n□ecu□tivatedthr□ugheducati□n□self-discip□ine,an□moral□ractice.Menci□s,apro□inentCon□□cianthinker,□rguedth□thuma□beings□rebornwithani□natesenseofgood□ess,whic□canbenurt□reda□ddeve□ope□□h□□ughprop□r□□idanceand□ducation□Xunzi,anotherCo□f□cianphilosophe□□□o□kam□repe□simist□cview,sug□es□ingt□athumannaturei□□nherentl□s□l□ish□ndthat□oralvi□tuesmustb□imposedthroughst□ictsocialnormsandin□□i□□tion□. Dif□ere□t□hilosophi□al□c□oolsha□eo□f□re□variousinterpretat□onsofR□nZhaDe□e□Yuan.InConfuciani□□,□eniss□en□sani□herentq□al□tytha□canbeculti□atedthr□ugheduc□tion,s□lf-discipline,□ndm□r□lpr□□tice.Mencius,aprom□ne□□Co□fuc□□n□hin□er,arguedthathumanbeingsa□eb□□nwithanin□a□ese□seofgoodness,whic□ca□benurt□redanddevelopedthr□ughpropergui□anceandeducation.Xu□z□,another□onfuci□□philosopher,tookamore□essimis□□□vie□,suggestingthat□um□n□atur□isinherentlyselfis□□ndtha□moralvirtu□smustbeimpose□thro□ghstrictsoc□aln□□msandinstitutio□□.□> Differ□ntphilosophi□al□choolshav□offeredvar□ou□interpretationsofRenZhaDeBenYuan.InConfu□iani□□,R□n□□seenasan□nherentqualitytha□canbec□ltiva□□□throughedu□ation□□elf-discipline,andmor□lpractice.Me□cius,aprominentConf□ciant□□n□er,ar□uedthat□um□nbeings□□ebor□withani□natesens□ofg□odn□ss,whichcanbenur□u□e□a□dde□elopedthro□ghprope□gu□□anceande□□ca□□on.Xunzi,a□o□herCo□fuc□anphilos□□he□,tookamore□essimis□□□v□ew,su□gestin□thath□mann□tureisinherentl□selfishand□□a□moralvirtuesmustbeimposedthrou□hstrictso□ialnormsandinstitut□o□s.□/p> Diff□□entph□losoph□calschoolshave□ff□□edvariou□int□rpret□tion□of□enZha□eBen□uan.In□onf□□ianism,R□nisseenas□ninhere□t□uali□ythatcanbecultivat□dthroughed□ca□ion,s□lf-dis□ipl□ne,andmo□alpracti□e.Mencius,□pr□mine□tCo□fuciant□inke□,arg□e□tha□huma□bei□gsarebo□nwi□haninnatesen□eofgoodn□s□,□hich□anbenur□uredand□evelopedthrou□h□rope□□uid□□□eanded□cat□o□.Xunz□,anoth□rCon□ucianphi□os□p□er,t□o□amo□ep□ss□mist□□vi□w,su□g□stingtha□huma□natureisinherentlyselfi□□andthat□□ralvirtuesmustbeimposedth□□u□hst□ictsocialnorm□andinstitu□ions.□/□> D□fferentp□ilosoph□calschoolshave□ffere□var□ousint□rpretati□nsofRenZhaDeBenYua□.I□Co□f□cianism,Reni□seenas□ninhere□□qualityt□atcanbec□ltivatedthrough□ducatio□,self-discipline,andmoralpractice.M□ncius,apro□i□entC□n□uciant□ink□r□□rguedt□□thu□anbeingsarebornwithaninnatese□s□ofgoodness,whichcanbenurt□redan□develo□e□thr□ughp□o□e□□uidancea□ded□□ati□n.Xunzi,anotherConfucianphilo□opher,too□am□repessim□sticview,s□□gesti□□t□athuma□na□□reisinh□ren□l□□elf□sh□ndtha□moralvirt□esmustbeimpo□e□t□roug□strictsoci□lnor□sandinstitutions.