Di□ferentphilosoph□calschoolsh□veoffered□□riousi□terpr□tations□□Ren□haDeBenYuan.InConf□cianism,□enisseen□sa□inherent□ualitythatcanbecultivated□hroughedu□ation,se□f-discipl□ne,a□dmor□lpractic□.Menciu□,apromi□□nt□onfucianth□□□er,□rgue□thath□manbeingsar□bo□nwi□haninnatesenseofgoo□ness,whichcanbenurturedanddevelopedthro□g□properguidanc□andeducat□o□.X□nzi,an□□h□□C□nfuc□anphil□so□□er□□ookamorepessimisticvie□,suggestingth□thumannatur□isinherentlyselfishand□hatmoralvir□uesmustbeimpos□dthroughstrict□ocialn□rmsand□nstitut□on□.□><□>Di□□erent□hilos□ph□calschools□a□eoffe□□dva□i□usi□ter□r□tatio□□o□RenZhaD□BenY□□n.InConf□cia□ism,Renissee□asani□her□ntq□a□it□□hat□anbe□u□tivatedthro□ghedu□ation,s□lf□discipline,andm□□a□practice.M□nc□□s,aprom□nent□onfuc□anthinker,arguedt□at□umanbei□□sareborn□ithaninnatesenseofgood□es□,wh□□h□a□□enurt□r□d□nddevelo□edthrou□hproperguidanceandeducati□n.□un□i,anot□erConfucianphil□□opher,took□mo□epessim□s□ic□iew,suggesting□hathum□nna□ureisi□here□□□y□e□fishandthat□□□□lvirtu□sm□□□beimposedthroughstr□ctso□i□lnor□sandinstitutions.
Differentphil□sophicalschoolshaveoff□redva□iousinte□pre□ation□of□enZhaD□Ben□uan.InCo□fucianism,Reni□se□na□aninherentq□a□it□□□□tcan□ecultivatedthr□ughe□ucation,se□□-discipline,an□mo□alpractice.Mencius,apromi□□n□Confu□ianthinker,argued□hath□man□eingsar□□ornwithani□□atesenseofgood□es□,whichcanbenur□uredand□evelo□□d□hr□ughproperguidancea□deducat□on.Xu□z□,a□oth□r□onfucianphil□soph□r□took□morepe□simisticview,su□□es□i□gthat□umannat□reisin□er□n□lyselfisha□dthat□or□lv□rtu□□mustbe□mp□sedthroughstri□tsocial□or□san□i□sti□u□ions.<□p>□p□Differentp□ilosop□icalschoolsh□veofferedvariousinterpre□at□onsofRe□□haD□BenYuan.InConfu□ian□sm,Renis□een□san□nhe□e□tquali□ythat□anbecu□tivatedthrougheducati□□,□elf□discipline,andmor□lpr□□□□ce□Menc□us,ap□omin□ntCon□uci□nthink□r,a□guedthathumanbein□sar□b□rnwi□han□nnatesenseofgood□es□,□hichcanbenu□tu□edand□ev□l□pedth□oughpropergui□ance□nd□ducation.Xun□i,anotherCon□ucianp□ilosophe□,too□a□or□pess□misticview,□uggest□ngthathu□□nnatureisinheren□ly□elfishandthatmoralvi□tuesmustbeimposedthroughst□icts□cialnor□sandinstitution□.
□p□Differen□p□iloso□hicals□hoo□□haveoff□redvariousint□□□retat□o□sof□enZhaDeBenYuan.InC□nfucian□sm,Renisse□na□a□inherentqualityt□a□□anb□culti□atedth□o□□h□d□cati□n,self-dis□ipline,a□dmoralpractice.Menci□s,aprominentC□□fu□ianthi□ker,a□□uedthathumanbeingsarebornwithaninnatesenseofgoodness,whichc□nbenurture□andd□ve□opedthrou□□prope□guid□nceandeduc□tion.Xunzi□anotherConfucian□hi□o□□□□er□t□okamorepessi□is□icview,□ugge□tin□thathuma□na□ure□sinher□ntlyselfishandthatmoralvirtuesmu□□beimp□sedthroug□stri□t□ocialnormsandinstitutions.□/p>□p>□ifferentphilosophicals□ho□lsha□eo□□ere□various□nterpr□t□t□o□sofRenZh□DeBenYuan□I□□o□fuci□n□sm,Reniss□ena□an□□herentq□ali□□t□atcanb□cultivated□□roughed□cati□□,se□f□disciplin□,andmo□alpractice.Me□□ius,apromin□ntConf□cianthi□ker,argue□t□athuman□ei□gsarebo□n□ithan□n□a□esenseofgoodn□□s,whichcanbenurturedanddevelopedthrough□r□pergui□anceande□u□ation.X□nz□,anot□er□onfuci□nphilosophe□□□□okamorepessim□sticview□□ugges□i□gthathumannatu□ei□inhere□tlys□lf□□handthat□oralvirtue□mustbeimp□sedth□oug□strictso□i□lnormsandinstitutions.