Differe□tp□ilosophical□c□o□lsh□v□o□f□redvariou□interpretationsofRenZh□DeBenY□an.In□□nfuci□nism,Re□i□s□e□as□ninher□ntqualitythatcanbecu□ti□□□edthrougheducation,self-□iscip□ine,an□moralpractice.Menciu□,□promi□en□□o□fucianthinker□ar□uedth□□humanbeingsareborn□□th□ninnatesens□ofgoodness□whichcan□e□urturedanddevelopedthrou□hprop□r□uid□ncean□education.Xunzi,□notherCon□ucia□philosopher□took□□orepessi□□st□cvi□w,sugg□stingthathuman□atureis□nher□ntlyselfishandthatm□ral□i□t□esmu□tbeimpose□th□ou□hs□rictsocialnormsandin□titutions.<□p><□>Diffe□e□□philos□phicalschoolshaveoff□r□dvariousinterpretati□nsof□e□□haDeBenYuan□□□Confu□i□ni□m,Reni□seen□saninher□ntqualityth□tcanbecultivate□thro□ghe□ucat□□n,self-di□cipl□ne□□nd□or□lprac□ice.Mencius,ap□ominentConfuci□nthin□er,arguedthathumanbe□ngsarebornwit□□ninnates□nseofgoo□n□ss,which□anbe□ur□uredanddeve□□□□d□□roughprop□rg□idancean□□du□at□o□.Xunzi,an□ther□onfucianphilo□□pher□tooka□□repessimisti□v□ew,suggestin□thathuma□na□urei□inherently□elf□shandthatm□ralvir□ue□mustb□i□posedthrou□hstric□s□cialnormsa□dinst□□utions. Differentphil□sop□□calschoolshaveoff□redvariousinterpreta□□□nsofRenZhaDeB□□Yuan.I□Co□f□cian□□□,Reni□seenas□ninherentqualitythatcanbe□ul□iva□edthrou□he□ucation,sel□-disci□li□e,an□m□□□l□rac□i□e□Mencius,apro□in□ntConfuci□n□□ink□r□ar□ued□hathumanbeingsarebornwi□ha□i□natesenseofgoodness,which□anbenurtured□□ddevelopedthr□ug□prope□□uidancea□dedu□□□□on.Xu□zi,anotherCo□□ucianphilos□pher,t□□□a□orepessim□sticview,suggestin□th□thumann□tureis□nherentlys□lfi□handthatmora□vir□□esmustbeimposed□hroughstri□tsocia□normsa□dins□i□utions.<□□> Diff□□e□tphilosoph□cals□ho□lshaveofferedvario□sint□rp□etations□fR□nZ□aDeBen□uan.InConfucianism,□enisseen□sanin□□r□nt□ua□□tythatcanbecul□ivatedthro□gheducat□on,self-□i□ci□line,andmoralpract□ce□Menci□s,aprom□n□ntC□n□u□ianthink□r,arguedthathu□anbe□ngs□rebornwith□□innatesen□eof□□□□ness,wh□□hca□□en□rtured□□d□□v□lopedthrough□ropergui□□ncean□education.Xu□zi,anot□□rConfucianphilos□pher,took□morepessimi□ticview,s□ggesti□gthathumanna□ur□i□inhe□en□lys□lf□shan□□hatmora□□irtue□mustbeim□o□edthroug□strictsocia□norm□andi□sti□□t□o□s.□/p>□p>D□fferentphilosophicalscho□□sha□eofferedvar□□□si□t□□preta□ion□ofRen□haDeBenYuan.InConfu□□an□sm,Renisseenasaninhere□□qua□itythatca□b□□u□tivated□hrougheducation,s□□f-□iscipline,andmoralpra□t□□e.Mencius,apro□inentConfuc□a□thinker,a□gu□d□hat□umanbeingsa□ebor□witha□□nnatesenseofgoo□ness□whi□hcanbenu□ture□□nddevelo□edthrough□roper□u□danceandeduca□□on.Xunzi,anotherConfucia□ph□lo□opher,tookamor□pessi□□sticvie□,su□gestingthat□um□nn□turei□inhe□entl□selfishandthatm□r□lvirtues□ustbeimposed□hroughstrictsocialnorms□ndinstitutions.