Different□hilosop□icalschoolshaveof□□red□ariousinterpre□ationsofRenZhaDeBenYuan□InConfuc□anism,Renisseenasan□n□erentqu□lityt□atca□becu□tivatedthro□g□education□self-disci□line,andmora□prac□i□e.M□ncius,□promi□en□Con□uci□nthi□ker,□rguedthat□um□nbei□gsarebo□□wit□anin□ate□□nseofg□o□ne□s,□hich□□nbenu□tured□nddevelop□d□hr□ughpropergui□anceand□ducatio□.Xunz□,anoth□rConfucianphi□osopher,t□o□amorepessimisti□view□sug□e□tingthathum□nna□□reis□nherentlyselfi□handtha□mora□virtues□ustb□imp□□e□thr□ugh□tri□tsocialnormsa□dinst□t□tio□s.□□p> D□fferentphi□osoph□□al□chools□aveoff□redv□riousint□rp□etati□nsofR□nZhaDeBenYuan.InConfucianism,Renisseenasaninherentq□ality□hatcanb□□ultiva□edthroughed□cat□on,se□□-disc□pl□ne,andmoralpr□cti□□.Men□ius□apro□i□ent□onf□cianthinker,arguedthat□□□anbein□sarebor□wi□hani□n□□esense□fgoodness,which□anb□nu□□uredand□□vel□pedthroughpr□pergu□□anc□andedu□at□on.Xunz□,anotherConf□cianphilo□oph□r□tookamorepessimi□ticview,sugg□stingth□t□u□annatureis□nhe□ent□ys□lfisha□□t□a□mo□al□irtue□mustbeimpos□d□hrou□hstrictsocialnormsandinstitutions.<□p> Di□fe□entphilosophicalschoolshaveo□feredvariousin□erpretat□onsofRenZhaDeBen□□a□.InConfucian□□m□Re□isseenas□ninher□n□qualitythatcan□ecultiva□□dthrougheduca□ion,self-□iscipline,a□dm□ralpra□tice.Me□cius,apromin□ntCon□uci□□thi□k□r,□rgue□tha□humanbeingsarebor□withanin□ate□ense□fg□odness,whichcanbenurturedan□developedthrou□hpro□ergu□d□nc□andeducat□on.□unz□,an□□herCon□□ci□np□ilo□ophe□,t□okamorepessimisti□view,su□gestin□t□athumanna□urei□inhere□□□ys□lf□shandthatmoralv□r□□esmust□eimposedth□oughstrict□o□ialn□□msandinstituti□n□. Diffe□entphilos□p□icals□hoolshaveofferedvarious□□terpre□ati□nso□RenZhaDeBenYuan□I□Confucia□ism,Renisseenasan□nhere□tqualityth□tcan□ecu□ti□□t□dthroughedu□a□ion,sel□-discipline,andm□ralpractice.□encius,aprom□nentConf□c□an□h□nker,ar□□□dthathumanbeingsarebor□wi□□a□innate□enseo□goodness,wh□chcanbenu□tureda□□d□velopedthroughprope□guid□nceandeducat□on.Xunzi,anotherConfucian□hilo□op□er,tookamo□epe□s□misticview,□u□ge□tingthathumannatureisinherentlyself□shandth□tmoralvirt□esmustbeim□osedth□oughst□i□tsocia□normsandi□stitutions.<□□> Diffe□ent□□ilosophic□□sc□□olsh□□eofferedvarious□□terpretationsofRenZha□e□enYua□.In□onfuciani□m□□□n□sseenasan□nheren□qu□lity□hatcanbecultivatedthroughedu□atio□,self□□iscipline,and□□ral□ractice.□en□ius,apromi□entConfu□ianthinker,arguedth□thuman□eings□r□bornwitha□in□atese□seofgo□dnes□,wh□c□canbenurtu□edanddeve□□ped□hr□ughprope□guid□nc□andeducation.Xunzi,another□onfucianphiloso□her,□□okamor□□essimi□ti□view,□ugges□ingthath□ma□na□ure□s□nheren□ly□elfis□andthatm□ralvirt□esmustb□imposed□hro□□hstrict□oc□alnorms□□dinstitu□□□ns.