Differentp□i□osophicalschoolshaveof□e□edvariousinterpr□tationsofR□□ZhaDeB□nYuan.InCon□u□ian□sm,Ren□s□eenasaninherentqualitythatcanbecult□va□edthrougheducation,sel□-d□scipline□a□dmoralprac□ice□Mencius□aprominen□Con□uciant□inker,a□g□edthathuma□b□□□gsarebornwitha□inn□tesenseo□goodness,which□anbe□ur□uredandde□elopedt□roug□□rope□g□□da□ce□□□e□ucati□n.Xunzi,anotherConfucia□philosopher,t□okamorepes□imi□□□cview,□u□g□s□i□gthathuma□na□ur□□si□herently□elfish□ndthatmora□virtues□ustbe□□p□se□throughstrictsocialnormsandinstitutions.□/p> Dif□er□ntph□l□sophicals□hool□haveofferedvariousinterpr□tati□n□ofR□n□□a□e□□n□ua□.InC□nfucianism,Reni□seen□saninherent□□a□itythatcanbeculti□□tedthrougheducation,s□lf-discip□in□□a□dmoralpractice.M□n□ius,aprominentCo□fucian□□i□ker,arguedthathuman□e□ngsarebor□□ithanin□atesense□fgoodne□s,w□ic□□anbenurturedan□□evelo□ed□h□oug□p□ope□□□id□nceanded□cation.□unzi,□nothe□C□□fuci□nphiloso□her,□□o□amorepe□simisti□vi□w,sugges□ingthath□mannatureisin□erent□yselfishandth□tmoralvirt□esmus□beimpo□edt□rough□□□ictsocia□n□rmsandinstitutions□□> Di□feren□philo□ophicalschoolshaveofferedvariousin□erpretatio□s□fRenZ□□De□enYuan.InConfucianism□□enisseenasaninheren□qualityth□tc□□becultivate□t□r□ug□e□u□ati□n,self□discipline,andmoral□ract□ce.M□nci□s,□pr□minentConfuci□nthinker,arguedtha□humanbeingsare□ornwithaninnatesens□o□go□dness□whichca□benurt□redand□e□elopedthroughprope□guidanc□anded□□ation□X□nz□□anot□erConfuc□anphilosopher,tookamorepessi□isticvie□,suggestingthat□□m□nnatur□isinherent□ys□lfishandth□tmora□virtu□s□ustb□imp□sedth□oug□st□ictsoc□alnor□sand□nstituti□ns.□/□><□>D□ff□r□ntphilosophica□□c□oolshaveoffered□ar□ousi□terpretation□ofRen□haDeB□nYuan.InC□nfuci□nism,Renisse□na□□ni□h□□entqu□litythatcanbe□ulti□atedthrougheducation,s□lf-dis□ip□□n□,a□dm□□alpractice.Menci□s,ap□om□nentC□nfu□ian□h□n□er,ar□u□dthathumanb□□ngs□□ebornwitha□□nnatesenseof□oodness,whic□□anb□nurtur□danddev□l□□e□throughpr□perguidanceandeducati□n.Xunzi,anotherConfucianphiloso□her,t□o□amorep□ss□misticv□□w,suggestingthat□□ma□□atureis□nheren□lyselfish□□□□□at□oralvirtuesmustbeimpos□dthroughstr□ctsocialnor□□and□nstitutions.□><□>D□fferentphilosophica□scho□lsha□eofferedva□iousinterpre□a□□onsofRe□ZhaDeBenYua□.□nConf□c□a□ism,Renisseena□aninhe□entqual□t□thatcanbec□lt□va□□dthro□g□education,□el□-□iscipl□ne,andmoral□□actice.M□nc□us,aprominentConfu□ianthinker,a□gue□tha□humanbeing□a□□bor□□□thaninnatesenseofgoodness,whi□hc□nbenurturedan□develo□ed□hroughpropergu□danceand□duc□□io□.Xunzi□anotherConfucianphilosophe□,tookamorepes□imisti□view,□□g□estin□that□u□annaturei□inher□ntlysel□ishandthatmoralv□rtuesmustbeimposed□hro□□hs□rictsocia□normsandinstituti□ns.