D□fferentp□ilos□phi□a□schoo□shaveofferedvari□u□i□ter□retationsof□□nZh□DeBenYuan.InCo□fucian□sm,Renisseen□sa□□nherentqualitythatcanbecultivat□dthro□gheduca□ion,self-discipli□e,an□moralpractice.□e□ciu□,aprominentCo□fuciant□i□k□r,arguedt□a□□um□□beingsa□e□or□w□□h□□i□na□esenseofgood□ess,□hichcanbenurturedandde□elopedt□rou□hpr□perguidan□e□n□edu□ati□n.Xunzi,anothe□Con□ucianphi□o□□□her,tookam□repessimi□ticvi□w,su□gestingtha□humannatureisinheren□lys□lfi□ha□dthatmoral□□rt□esmustbeimposedthroughstrictsocialn□rmsandinst□tu□ions.□> D□fferent□□ilosophicalsch□olshav□offere□variousinterpre□ations□fRen□□aDeB□□□uan.□□C□nfu□ianism,Renisse□n□sani□here□tq□al□□ytha□□a□becultivatedthrougheduca□ion,self-disc□pline,□ndmora□p□actice.Menciu□,□p□o□inentCo□fuc□anthin□er,arguedtha□humanbeing□arebo□nwithaninnat□s□□seof□ood□□ss,whichcanbenurturedand□ev□l□pe□□□rough□rope□□□idanceand□du□ation.Xunzi,anotherCo□fu□ianphilos□ph□r,too□amorepe□simisti□view,suggestingtha□huma□nat□r□isinheren□□yselfishandthatmoralvi□tues□ustbe□mp□sedthroughstri□tsocialnormsandi□s□□tutions. □iff□re□tphi□osoph□□als□hools□a□eof□ered□ariousi□□erpre□ation□ofR□nZh□□eBe□Yuan.□nConf□cia□i□m,Re□i□seenasani□here□tqua□itythatc□nbeculti□atedthr□ugheducation,s□lf□discip□□ne,a□dmoralprac□ic□.□encius,apromi□en□Confuc□a□th□nker,ar□ued□h□t□umanbeing□arebo□nwitha□innates□ns□ofgoodness,wh□chcanb□nu□tu□□□anddev□lopedth□□ughpropergui□an□eandeducation.Xunzi,anotherConfucianphil□sop□e□,too□a□orepessimis□i□vie□,suggest□ngthathu□annatureisinher□ntlysel□i□ha□dth□tmoralvi□tuesmustbeimposedthroughs□ri□t□ocialnormsa□dinstitu□ions.□><□>Differentphil□sophica□□choolsha□eofferedvario□sinterpretationsofRenZhaD□□en□uan.In□□nfu□ianism,Reni□seenasa□inherent□□a□itythat□anbecu□ti□atedthroughedu□at□on,s□□□-discipl□ne,and□□r□lprac□ice.M□n□ius,a□romin□ntConfucianthink□r,a□guedth□thumanb□ingsarebornwithaninnatesenseofgoo□nes□,□hichcanbenur□□redanddevel□pedthroughprope□g□idancea□deducation.Xun□i,anotherConfucian□hil□sopher□too□amore□□□s□m□sticview,suggestingth□thum□nnat□reis□nherentl□□□lfishandthatmoral□i□t□□s□us□beimpo□edthr□ugh□□rictsocialnormsandi□stitut□on□. Differentph□losophicals□hoolshaveofferedv□□iousint□r□re□ationsofRenZhaDeBenYuan.InCon□ucia□ism,Ren□□seenasaninherentqualitythatcan□□□ultivat□dth□oughed□cat□□n,□elf-discip□ine□andmo□□l□ractice□M□ncius,aprominen□Confuci□n□hinker,argued□hat□umanbein□sareb□□nwithani□natesenseo□good□ess,□h□ch□□nbenurt□redan□develo□edthro□ghp□ope□guid□nce□□deduc□tion.Xu□zi,a□other□onfu□ianphi□osopher,took□mo□epessimis□icview,s□□gesti□gth□th□m□nnatur□isinherent□y□elfisha□dthatmoralvir□□esmustbei□posedt□ro□ghstrictsoc□aln□rm□andins□itut□on□.□/p>