Di□□erentphilosop□ica□schools□aveofferedvariousin□erpretationso□RenZhaDe□enYua□.InConfucianis□□Re□is□eenas□ni□here□tqualitytha□canbe□□ltivatedthrou□heduca□ion,se□f-□is□ipline,and□oralp□actic□.Me□cius,□prominen□□onfuciant□in□□r,argu□d□hathumanbeingsa□ebor□wit□anin□ates□n□eo□goodness,wh□ch□an□enurtu□□dandde□el□pedthroughpr□perguidan□ean□education.Xun□i,anotherConfuci□n□hilo□□□he□,tookam□repessimi□ticview,s□ggest□ngth□thumannatu□□isi□herentlys□lf□shandthatm□ralvirtuesmus□beimposedthr□ughstri□ts□cialnormsan□□□stitut□on□. D□□□eren□philoso□hicalschools□aveof□eredv□ri□usinterpretat□onsofR□nZh□De□enYu□n□□nCo□fucianis□,Renis□een□s□n□nher□nt□ua□i□ythatc□nbecultivate□th□ou□heduca□ion,□el□-□iscip□ine□andmoralp□actic□.□enciu□□□□rominentC□□fu□ianthinker□argu□dthath□manbei□gsareborn□it□anin□atesense□fgoo□ness,whi□□c□nbenurt□redandd□velopedthrou□hproperg□id□n□eand□ducat□on.Xunzi,anothe□Confuci□nphilo□opher,t□ok□more□□ssi□isticvie□,suggestingthathum□nnat□re□sinhere□tlyselfis□andthatmoralvirtuesmustbeim□osedthroughstrict□ocialnormsa□dinstitutions□ Differentphilosophicalsch□olshaveo□fer□dvar□ous□□ter□ret□tionsofRenZhaDeBen□ua□.InConfuci□nis□,□enisseenasaninhe□□ntqualitythatc□n□□cul□iv□t□dthro□g□□ducation,□elf-dis□□pline,andmoral□ractice.Menci□s,aprom□ne□tConfuci□nthinker,arguedthath□ma□being□arebornwithaninnatesens□ofgoo□ness□whichcanbe□u□t□□□dan□dev□loped□h□□ughpropergu□danceandeduc□tion.Xunzi,an□□□erConfucianp□□l□s□□h□r,tooka□or□pessi□istic□iew,suggestingthathu□□□natureisi□her□ntly□□lfish□ndthatmoralvirtu□smustbei□posedth□ough□□ricts□c□aln□rmsandinsti□u□i□ns. D□ffer□n□philosophicalsch□ol□haveof□eredva□i□u□inter□ret□ti□nsof□enZhaDeBenYuan□I□□o□fu□ianism,Renisse□nasani□h□□e□□qualitythatca□becu□tiv□tedth□ougheducation,self-discipli□e,andmoralp□ac□i□e.Mencius,□pr□min□ntCon□□□ianthinker,arguedt□□thum□nbeingsar□bornw□th□ni□nat□senseofg□odnes□□whichcanbenurturedan□dev□l□pedthroughproper□u□danceandeducation□Xu□zi,anotherConfucianphilosop□□r,took□morepessi□□sticview,s□ggestin□t□athumanna□ur□isin□erentlyselfishandt□atmo□alvirt□es□u□tbeimp□se□th□□ugh□tric□s□□ial□ormsand□□□t□□utions.