□ifferentp□iloso□□i□al□choolsha□e□ffe□edv□riou□inte□pretati□nsofRenZhaDeBe□Yuan.□□Confucianis□,Ren□sse□nasan□nherentqu□lity□h□t□an□ec□l□ivatedt□rough□□uc□tion,se□f-d□scipline,□n□mo□alprac□ice.Mencius,□prominentConfu□ia□thinker,□rg□edtha□□umanbeing□ar□bornwitha□innat□senseo□□oo□ness□whichcanbenurture□□nd□eve□opedthro□g□properguidance□nded□cation.Xunzi,anotherCon□ucianphilos□pher□tookamorepes□imisticview,suggestingthath□mann□turei□inherentlys□lf□s□andthatmor□□□irtues□ust□eimposedthr□ughstrictsoc□aln□□□sandinstitutions.□□ <□>Differ□ntphilo□op□icals□hoolshaveoffere□□ariousinterpr□□a□□o□□ofRe□□□□DeBenYuan.InConfu□□anism,Renisseenas□ninherentqua□itythatcanbecul□i□□tedthrou□heducation,se□f□d□scipl□ne,andmoralpractice.Mencius,apr□mine□tConfucia□thinker,arguedthat□uma□beingsa□□bornwithaninna□□s□ns□□□go□dne□s□whi□hc□nbenurtu□□danddeve□opedthroughp□operguidanceandedu□ation.Xun□i,anotherCo□f□cia□□hiloso□h□r,took□morepes□imisticvi□w,sugge□tingt□athumann□turei□i□□e□entlysel□□shandtha□mo□alvirtu□smustbeimposedthrou□□st□i□ts□cialn□rmsandin□□it□tions. □iffer□ntphilosophicals□hoolshaveoffer□d□ariousinter□retationso□RenZh□De□enY□an.InConfu□ian□sm,Renisseenasaninheren□qualitytha□canbecultivatedthrougheducati□n,se□f-d□scipli□e,□ndmoralpr□□ti□e.Mencius,apro□i□entConfucian□hin□er,arguedthat□um□nbeingsarebornwith□□innatese□seofgoodne□s□whichcan□e□urtured□nddevelopedthroug□□roperguidanceandeducation□Xunzi,an□the□□o□□u□□anphilosopher□tookamorepessi□ist□c□iew,suggesting□hath□mannatureisinhe□e□tl□s□lfis□□ndthatmoralvirt□esmustbei□posed□hr□ughst□ictso□ia□normsandin□ti□utio□s.<□p>