Differ□n□p□□los□phic□lsch□olshaveoff□redvar□ousin□erpretatio□sofRenZh□DeB□nYuan.InC□nfucianis□□Renisseena□aninhere□tqualitythatcanbec□□tiv□ted□□roug□e□ucat□on,self-di□cipli□e,andmoralpractice.Me□ciu□□apromine□tConfucianthink□r,arguedt□athu□anb□ingsareb□rn□ithaninnatese□se□fgoodness,□□ichcanbenurturedandd□vel□pedth□oughpro□e□guidanceandeducation.X□n□i□anotherCon□□cianph□losophe□,tookamor□□essim□sti□v□ew,s□ggesti□gthathum□□□atureisinh□ren□ly□e□f□sha□dthatmoralvir□uesmustbeimpo□edthr□ug□st□ictso□i□lno□ms□ndin□titu□i□ns.□/p> □ifferentphilo□□phicals□hoo□s□aveoffered□ariousi□terpreta□i□ns□fRenZh□DeBenYuan.InC□nfu□□anism,Renisseenasaninhe□entqual□tyt□atcan□□cu□tivat□dthroughe□uc□tio□□self□discip□ine,andm□□□lpr□ctice.Mencius,aprom□nent□on□uc□anthinker□a□guedt□□□hu□anbeingsar□bor□withan□□nates□nseofgoodness,□hichcanbenu□t□redandde□elopedthroughproperguida□c□a□deduca□i□n.Xu□zi,anotherConfucianph□losophe□,t□okamorep□ssim□sticv□ew,su□gestingthathumannatureisin□e□entlyselfisha□dthatmoralvirtuesmu□□beimp□sedt□roughstri□ts□cial□ormsandi□□titutions. Differe□tphi□o□op□i□alsch□olsha□eoffered□ar□□usinterpretationsofRen□haDeBenYuan.InConfuci□□ism□□□ni□s□enasaninheren□qua□i□□thatc□nbecul□ivatedth□□ugheducation,self-discipli□e,andmor□lpractice.Menciu□,aprominentConfucian□hi□k□r,arguedthath□m□nbeing□areborn□□□haninnatesenseofgoodness,w□ichca□benurture□anddevelopedthroughproperguid□nce□nde□uc□tion.Xunzi,anoth□r□onfu□ianphi□osopher□too□amorepessimisticview,sugg□stin□thath□mann□□□re□sin□erentl□s□lfis□andth□tmoralvirt□□smu□tb□im□ose□t□roughstric□□oci□l□orm□andinstitut□ons. Diff□re□t□hilos□□□ica□scho□lshave□fferedvariousinterpretati□nso□R□n□haDeBenYuan.InCo□□uc□anism□Ren□□seenasaninherentqualitythatcanbeculti□ated□hro□□heduc□ti□n,s□□□-dis□ipl□ne,andmoralpractice.Mencius,ap□ominentConfu□ianthinker,a□guedthat□□□anb□□ng□arebornwithani□natese□se□□go□dness□whichcanben□rturedanddevel□pe□throughpro□ergui□anceandeduc□□ion.Xunzi,a□otherConfucianphilos□phe□,tooka□orepessimi□ticview,sug□estingthath□□annatureisinher□ntlyselfishandthat□oralvirtuesmu□tbeimp□sedthroug□strictsoc□alnorm□andi□□titutio□s.□/p> □iffere□tphilo□o□□i□alschool□□av□offeredvari□□sinter□retationsofRe□Zh□DeBenYuan.InCo□fuciani□m,Renisseenasa□inhere□tq□a□□t□t□atc□nbe□ul□□□a□edthroughed□□ation,self-di□ciplin□,□nd□oralpra□tice.Men□ius,□p□ominentConfucia□thinker□argu□dt□a□humanb□□ngsar□bornwithaninna□esense□fgoo□□ess,wh□ch□anben□rt□redanddevel□□ed□hro□ghpr□perguidanc□andeducati□n.□un□i,anotherCo□fucianphilosopher,took□□or□□essimist□cview,suggestingthathuman□aturei□inhere□□ly□elf□sha□d□hatmoralv□rtu□smustbeim□osedthroughs□ric□□oc□alnorm□andinsti□□tions.□>