Differe□tphiloso□hicalschoolshaveof□eredvario□sinterp□e□ation□□fRenZhaDeBen□□an.InCo□fuc□anism,□enisseenasa□i□herentqu□lityt□at□□nbecu□□ivate□thro□gheducat□□n,self-disci□line,andmoralpractice□Me□cius,a□ro□i□en□Confucianthin□er,arguedt□athum□nbein□sar□bo□□withaninn□t□senseo□goodness□whichc□nb□nurturedanddev□lopedt□roughp□□perguidance□ndeducation.Xunzi,anotherCo□fucianphilo□□ph□r,□o□kamorepessimisticview,su□ge□ti□gthath□man□atur□isinhe□ent□yselfi□h□□□thatmoralvirtuesmustbe□mposedthroughstr□ctsocialnorms□ndins□ituti□ns.□> Differentp□iloso□h□calscho□□shaveo□feredva□iousint□rpretations□fRenZha□eB□nYuan.InConfucianism,Reni□seenasanin□er□ntqualitythatc□nbecultiva□edth□□u□he□ucation,self-discipli□e,andmoralpra□tice□Mencius,aprom□nentConfuci□nt□inker,arguedth□□hu□anb□in□sa□ebornw□t□aninnatese□seofgood□ess,whichcanben□rture□anddevelopedthroughproperg□i□anceandedu□□t□on.X□□zi,anoth□r□o□f□cian□□ilosopher,□ookamorep□ssimisticvie□,s□□□estingt□□□humannatureisinh□rently□elfishandtha□mor□l□irt□esmust□eimposedthroughstrictsocial□orm□□n□ins□it□tions□□/p> Diffe□entphilo□ophicalschoolshaveo□fere□v□riousinterp□etat□onso□RenZhaDeBenYuan.InConfu□i□nism□R□n□s□eenasaninherentqualityth□tcanbecult□□atedthrougheducat□on,se□□-dis□ip□ine,andmor□lpractice.Mencius,□promine□tConfucianthinker,ar□ue□thathu□□nbein□s□□e□or□wit□ani□□atesens□ofgoodness,w□ichca□benu□t□□eda□ddev□lo□edthroughprop□r□□idanc□□nd□ducation.Xu□zi,anotherC□nfucianphilos□pher,too□a□orep□ssi□ist□□□iew,suggestingthat□u□annatureis□nherentlyse□□□s□andt□atmoralvirtue□mustbe□mposedthroughs□rict□ocialnor□sandinstituti□ns. Dif□erent□hilosophic□lschoolshaveoffer□□□□r□ou□in□erpretation□o□RenZhaDeBe□Yuan.□nCon□uciani□m,Renisseenasani□he□entqu□litythatcanbe□□lti□ated□hro□gheducation,□elf-discipli□e,□□d□o□alpractice.Men□ius,aprom□n□nt□onfuciant□ink□r□arguedthathumanbei□gsarebornwithaninna□□se□s□ofg□odness,whic□canbe□ur□u□□dandde□elopedthro□ghpro□ergu□□anceandedu□a□ion.Xunzi,an□t□er□onfucianphilo□opher,took□morep□ssi□isti□view□suggesti□gt□athumanna□ureis□nh□rentlysel□ishandthat□oralvirtuesmustb□□mposed□□roughstric□socialnormsandins□itu□i□ns.□>□□>Diff□r□ntphilosophica□schoolshaveofferedva□iousint□rpretat□onsofR□nZhaDe□□nYuan.In□onfucianism,Ren□ssee□as□□inherentqu□□ity□h□tcanb□□ultivatedthrougheducation,self-discipline,a□dmoralpract□ce.Mencius,apr□□inentCo□□uc□□n□hinke□,arg□e□t□athumanbein□sare□ornw□t□ani□natesen□eofgood□ess,whichca□b□nu□turedanddev□□ope□th□oughprop□rgu□danc□an□educati□n.Xunzi,a□otherC□nf□□i□nphilos□pher,□o□k□more□essi□is□icview,□uggestingtha□hu□an□□t□re□s□n□e□entlyself□shandthatm□□alvirtue□mu□tbeimposedt□roughstric□so□ialnormsand□□s□□tuti□ns.□><□>Di□fe□entphilo□ophicalschoolsh□□□off□redvariou□□nterpr□t□tio□sofRenZha□eBe□Yuan.In□□nf□□ia□ism,□enisseenas□nin□erentq□al□t□thatcanbecul□iv□tedthrougheducation,□elf-disci□line□a□d□oralpra□t□□e.Me□cius□a□romine□tConfucianthinker□arguedthat□uma□beings□rebo□nwithan□nn□tese□s□ofgoodness□whichcanben□rtureda□ddevelop□dthroug□properguidanc□a□deducation.Xun□i□anoth□rConfucia□philosopher,to□k□morepessimist□c□iew,sug□e□tin□that□umann□□urei□inher□ntl□selfis□andthatmoralvirtuesmustbeimp□sed□hrough□tri□□soci□lnorm□andinstitu□ions.