<□>Differe□t□hil□soph□□als□h□o□s□a□eoff□red□a□iousint□rp□□tations□fRenZhaDeBenYu□n□InC□nfuc□anism,Renisseen□sanin□□r□n□quality□□at□anbecultivatedthrougheducation,self-disciplin□□andmoral□r□c□□ce.Menciu□,aprominen□Co□fucian□hink□r,□rgu□dt□athumanbeingsarebornwith□ninnatesenseof□oo□ne□s,wh□chcanbenurturedanddevelopedthroughproperguid□nceandeducation.□u□□i,□□ot□erConfucianphilosopher□□ookamorepessim□sticview,sug□□stingthath□mann□□u□□isinhere□t□yse□fis□andthatmoralvirtue□mustbeimpo□ed□h□oughs□ricts□ci□lnorms□ndin□tit□tions. Differe□tphilosophicalschoolshaveofferedvariousint□rpr□t□t□o□sofRenZhaDe□enY□□n.InC□nfucian□sm□Reni□seen□□aninhe□en□qualityt□at□anb□cultiva□□dthroughedu□at□on,s□□f-di□cipline,andmo□alp□acti□e.Mencius,aprom□n□ntConfucianthinker,arguedthat□uman□ein□sare□o□□w□thani□nate□e□□eof□oodne□s□whichcanbe□ur□uredan□developedthroughpropergui□an□□□nde□u□ation.Xunzi,a□otherCo□fucianphilo□opher,tookamorepessimisticview,suggestingthathumannat□re□sin□□re□tly□elfish□□□thatmor□lvirtuesmustbei□pos□dthrou□hstrictsocialnormsandinsti□utions. Dif□e□entphi□oso□hic□lschoo□□haveofferedvariousinterpr□tati□nsofRen□haDeBe□Yu□n.InCo□fucian□s□,Renisseena□aninherentqualitytha□canbecultiv□tedt□r□ughe□uca□io□□self-discipline,and□□ral□r□ctice.□encius,apromin□ntConfuc□anth□nke□,arg□e□th□th□manb□□□gsa□eb□r□withaninna□esen□□ofgoodness,whichcan□enu□tured□nddeve□o□ed□□□oughproperguid□nceanded□cation.Xunzi□anot□e□Confucianph□losop□e□,tooka□orepessimisticview□sugges□ingthathuman□a□ureisinher□ntlys□l□ishandthatmoralvir□uesm□stbe□m□o□edthr□□gh□□rictso□ialnormsandinstitutions. □□fferentphilosoph□calsch□□lshaveof□ered□ar□□□sinterpretationsofRenZh□De□□nYua□.I□C□nf□ciani□m,□e□isseenas□ninherent□uali□ythatca□□ecultivatedthro□gheducati□□,s□lf-discipline,andmoralp□ac□ice.Mencius,□promine□tC□n□uc□ant□inker,argu□dth□th□manbeingsarebornwi□□ani□na□□sen□eofgoodness,whichcanbenurtured□ndd□velop□dthro□□hproperguidanc□and□d□cation.Xunzi,anoth□rCo□f□cian□□□□osoph□r,t□okamorepessimist□c□i□w,□uggestingthathuma□na□ureisinherentlyselfishand□□a□mo□□lvirtu□smustbeimposedthr□u□h□□rictsoc□alno□msa□d□nstitutions.