Differe□tp□ilo□oph□□□lschools□aveofferedv□riou□interpreta□i□ns□fRenZhaDeBenY□a□.InConfuci□nism,R□niss□□nasaninherentqualitythatcanbeculti□□ted□hr□□g□educ□tion,sel□-discipli□e,□nd□oralpracti□e.Mencius□□promi□ent□onfuci□nthinker□a□g□e□that□umanbe□□gsare□ornwi□haninnatesenseofgoo□ness,w□ic□□anb□nurturedanddevelo□edt□□o□ghp□ope□g□idanceandeducatio□.Xunzi□anotherC□nfuc□an□hiloso□□er,tookamorepessimisticview,sug□estingthat□□m□nnaturei□inherentl□sel□□sh□nd□hat□o□alvirtuesmus□□eimposedthroughs□rictsoci□lnormsan□in□titut□ons. Differentphilosophicalschoolsha□eofferedvariousinter□retati□nsofRenZhaDeB□nYuan.InCo□fu□iani□m,Re□i□seen□saninherentq□□lityt□atcanbe□□ltivatedthrou□heducation□□□□f-□iscipl□ne,□ndmoralpract□ce.□encius,aprominentConfucianthinker,arguedthathumanbeingsarebornwith□□innatesenseofgoodness,whi□h□anbenurture□anddevelo□edthroughprope□gui□ance□ndeducation.Xunzi,anotherConfucianphi□osophe□,□ookamo□epes□i□i□ticvie□,sugg□stingt□□thum□nnatu□eisin□erentlyselfis□□□dt□atmo□□l□irtue□m□stbei□posed□hroughstrictsoci□lnormsandinst□tutions.□/□> □ifferentp□ilo□□ph□calsch□o□shaveoffered□ariousinterpr□□ati□nso□Ren□ha□e□enYu□n.InConf□cianism,Re□isseenasani□h□re□t□□al□ty□hatcanb□c□lt□vatedt□roughe□ucation,self-discipline,andmoralp□a□tice.Mencius,apro□i□e□t□onfuci□n□hinker,arguedt□□t□umanbein□sa□ebo□□withaninn□tesens□ofgoodne□□,whichcanbe□ur□uredanddevelopedthrough□roperguidanceand□d□cation.□unzi□an□t□e□□o□fucian□h□losoph□r,□ookamorepe□simisticview,sugg□stingthathumannatureisi□□□r□ntlyself□shandthatm□□alvirt□esmustb□imposed□hr□u□□stricts□□ialno□msan□insti□ut□ons□□/p□ Diffe□entphilo□o□hicalscho□l□ha□eoff□redva□iousinterpreta□ionsofRenZhaDeBe□Yuan.InConf□cia□ism□Renisse□nasaninheren□qualityth□t□anbec□ltivatedthrougheducation□self-discipline,andmora□p□ac□ice.Mencius,aprominent□onfucianthin□er,argue□that□uman□eingsarebornwi□□□ninna□e□ens□□f□oo□ness,whichcanben□rture□□□dd□ve□op□dthro□ghpropergui□ancean□educat□o□.Xun□i,an□□h□rConfucianphilosopher,tookamore□essimisticv□ew,sug□esting□hathumannatur□isi□he□en□lyselfishandtha□mo□□l□ir□uesmustbeimpos□dt□ro□□hstrictsocial□or□□andin□titutions□□>