Diffe□entphilosophica□schoolshave□fferedvariousinte□pretat□ons□fRenZhaDeBenYuan.InConfuci□nism,□e□isseena□aninherentqualityt□a□canbecultivatedthro□gheduc□tion□sel□-disci□□in□,a□dm□ralpractice.Menc□us□aprominentConf□c□□nthinker,argue□thathumanbeingsarebor□withanin□atese□□eofgoodness,whichcan□enur□uredanddev□lop□dt□r□ug□□□opergui□ance□n□education.X□□zi,ano□□□rConfucianphilos□□her,too□amor□pessimisticvi□w,suggestingthathumanna□ureisinher□n□lyselfi□handtha□m□ralvirtues□ustb□imposedthroughstrictsocialn□rmsandi□s□itut□o□□. □□f□erentp□ilos□ph□cals□h□ols□av□of□eredvariousinterpretatio□sofR□nZhaDeB□n□uan□I□Confucianism,Renisseenasaninheren□□uali□□th□tcanbecultiva□edthroughed□cation,se□f-□isci□line,andmoralpractice.Mencius,□□rominentCo□fucia□thinker,arguedthat□umanbeingsa□ebornwit□aninnatesenseofgoodn□ss,wh□chc□nbenur□uredan□□□veloped□h□oughproperguid□□ceande□ucatio□.□unzi,anotherConfucianphilosopher,too□a□□repess□mis□i□view,s□gg□stingthathuman□ature□s□nh□r□□tlyselfisha□dtha□□ora□virtu□□mu□□beimpo□edthrou□hstrictsocial□□□msandins□itutions□ Dif□e□entph□l□sophicalsch□o□shave□ff□redva□i□usinterpretationsofRenZhaD□□enYua□.InCon□ucia□i□m,R□nisseenasa□□nheren□qualitythatcan□□cultivatedthrougheduca□i□n,se□f-disciplin□,□ndmor□l□rac□i□□.□□nciu□,□promi□e□□Confuciant□in□er,argue□thathumanbeingsarebo□nw□th□ninn□□esenseofgoo□ness,whi□hca□ben□r□ured□□□developedthroughpro□ergu□dan□ean□ed□□a□ion.X□nz□,a□otherC□n□ucianph□□□sopher,tookamorepessimisticvie□,□uggestingthathuma□na□ureisinh□rentlysel□i□h□ndt□atmo□alvir□□es□ustbeimposed□□rou□hst□ictso□ialno□m□□ndin□t□tutions□ Dif□ere□tphilosophical□choolshave□ffered□ariousinterpr□ta□ionsof□en□□aDe□enYua□.InCon□□ciani□m,Ren□ss□e□asan□nheren□qualityth□t□a□b□cult□vat□d□hroug□education,□elf-discipline,andm□ral□ractic□□□enciu□,aprominentConfucianthinker,arguedth□□hu□anbe□n□sarebo□nwitha□i□n□tes□□se□fgoodn□□s□whichcanben□r□u□e□an□d□vel□pe□throug□prop□rguida□c□andeducati□□.Xun□i,anotherC□n□u□ianp□ilosoph□r,tookamorepessim□s□icvi□w□sugg□sting□h□□h□ma□natureisin□□r□ntl□selfishandthat□or□lv□rtuesmust□□im□ose□thr□ug□strictsocia□no□msandins□itutio□s.□□ D□ffer□ntphi□□sophicalschoolshave□fferedva□iousinterpr□tation□ofRen□haDeBe□Y□an.□nConfucianism,Reni□seen□sani□he□□ntquality□□atc□n□ecultivatedthrougheducation,□elf-disciplin□,andmor□lpractice.M□ncius,apromi□en□Confucia□thin□er,a□guedt□ath□man□ein□sarebornwithanin□at□se□se□fgood□ess,whi□□can□enurturedanddev□lope□th□oughproper□uid□nceandeducation.□u□zi,anotherConfucianph□losopher,to□ka□or□pe□simisticv□ew,sugges□ingthathum□nnatureis□nherentlyselfishand□hatmo□a□□i□tuesmus□b□imposedthrou□□s□rictsoc□□lno□msandinst□tutions□