Diff□rentphilo□oph□calsc□o□ls□aveoffere□variou□i□terpretationso□RenZ□aDe□enYuan.□nConf□cianism,Renissee□asan□nher□ntqualityth□□□anbecul□i□atedthro□ghedu□ation,s□lf-disci□□ine,a□□moralpractice.M□nci□s□□p□omin□ntC□nfuc□a□thinker,argued□hathu□an□e□ngs□reb□rnwit□aninna□esenseofgoo□ness,wh□chcanbe□urt□redand□evelopedthro□ghp□operguid□nce□n□educatio□.Xunzi,□notherConfucianp□ilosoph□□,took□mor□p□□simisticview□□ugges□□ngthathumannatu□eisinhe□ently□elfishand□□atmoralvirt□esmustbeim□osed□hr□ughstrictsocia□no□ms□ndinst□tut□ons.□/p> Differen□philoso□hicalsc□ool□hav□offeredvariousin□erpretat□□nso□R□□□haDeBe□Yuan.InC□nfucian□s□□Renisseenasa□i□here□tqualityt□atcanbecu□tivatedthro□ghe□ucat□□n,self-discipline,an□moralpractice.M□□ci□s,apro□inentConfu□ia□thinker,arguedt□athuman□eingsarebornwithan□nna□esenseofgoodness,whichcanben□□turedanddevelopedthr□ughproper□uidance□ndedu□atio□.Xunzi,an□the□□□□fuc□anphilosophe□,t□okamorepes□imist□cvi□w,sug□estingthathumannatureisi□her□ntlyself□shand□□□tmoralvirtues□ust□eimpo□edthrough□trict□ocialno□msandi□sti□utio□s. Di□□e□entphilos□phicalsc□o□lshaveoff□redva□□ousinterp□e□□tion□ofRen□□aDeBen□uan.□nC□n□u□ia□□s□,Renis□eenas□ninherent□u□l□□ythatcanbecul□ivate□throu□h□ducation□self-□i□cipline,andmoralp□acti□e.□encius,aprominentC□nfucianthink□r,argue□t□a□humanbeingsar□born□ithaninnat□sen□eof□ood□e□s,whic□□□nb□nurturedandd□□elo□ed□hr□□□hproper□uidanceand□ducat□on.Xu□zi,anotherCo□f□□i□nphi□osopher,tookamorepes□imisticv□ew□s□g□estingthat□umannature□s□n□erentlyse□fishandthatmoralvirt□□smustbeim□os□dth□oughst□ictsocialnormsand□□stit□tion□. □i□ferentphilos□phi□al□choolshaveoffe□edva□iousint□rpr□t□t□ons□□R□nZhaDeBenYuan.InConfu□ianism,Reni□seenasaninh□rentqual□ty□ha□canbec□□tivatedthrougheduc□t□on,self-d□sciplin□,□□dmor□lpractice□□encius,□p□om□n□ntConfucian□hi□ker,arg□edthathumanbeing□□r□□or□with□ninnat□se□se□fgood□ess,whichcan□enurtu□edanddev□lopedthroug□□ropergu□d□nce□ndeducation.X□nzi,anot□erC□n□ucia□phi□os□pher,tookamore□essimistic□iew,suggesting□ha□hu□a□natureisi□her□ntl□selfishandthat□o□alvir□uesmust□ei□pos□□thro□ghs□□ict□o□ialnorms□nd□ns□itutions. Diff□ren□□□ilos□phi□alschoolsha□eoffered□ariousinte□pretationsof□enZh□D□Be□Yuan.InConfucianism,Ren□sse□nasan□nherentqua□i□yt□atc□nbecultivatedthrou□hedu□at□o□,self-disc□p□ine,and□oralpr□cti□e.Mencius,aprominentConfuc□anthinker,ar□ue□th□thumanbeingsa□ebo□nwith□ninnatesenseofgood□□ss,wh□□hcanbenurtu□edanddeveloped□□roughp□operguida□ceand□ducat□on□Xunzi,a□otherConfucianp□ilosopher,too□amore□essimisticvie□,suggesting□hathumannatu□eisin□erently□elfishandthatm□ralvir□uesm□st□ei□□os□□throughstr□c□soci□l□orms□ndins□itutions□