□□ffe□entphil□□ophicalschools□aveofferedvariousinterpretationsofRenZhaDeBe□□uan.□nConfuciani□m,□e□i□seenas□nin□er□nt□ualit□th□tcanbecultivatedthroughedu□at□on,□□l□-□isc□pli□e,andmoralpractice.Men□ius,apro□in□□tCo□fucianthinker,a□gued□□athuma□□□ingsar□born□itha□innat□senseof□oodness□whi□hcanben□r□ure□anddevelope□thro□gh□roper□uida□ceanded□cation.Xunzi,a□o□he□C□n□ucianphi□osopher,tookamorepessi□□sticvi□w,suggestingth□thumann□tu□eisinher□n□lyselfis□andthatmo□alvir□ue□mustbei□pos□dthroughstr□□tsocia□normsandinstitutions. Differentp□ilosophica□schoo□sh□□e□fferedvario□sinterpr□tations□fRenZhaD□BenYu□n.□nConfucianism,Renisse□nasaninhe□en□q□alitytha□canb□cu□tivatedthroughedu□ation,□e□f-discipline,an□moralpractice.□encius,□promine□□Confucianthin□er□ar□□edthathum□□□ein□sarebo□nw□thaninnatese□se□fgoodness□□hichcanbenurt□redandde□□lopedthrough□roperguidanceandeducation.Xunz□,anotherConfucian□hilo□□□her,tookamorepessimisticv□ew,suggestingtha□humannatureisinherent□□sel□□s□□□dthatmo□al□irtuesmustbeimposedt□rough□□rictso□i□lnormsandinstit□ti□ns.□/p>□p>Dif□e□entphilo□□p□□□alschool□□□v□offered□ar□o□sinterpretat□on□ofRenZ□aDeBenYuan.InConf□□ia□ism□□e□isseenasaninhe□e□tqual□t□□h□tcanbec□l□i□atedthr□ugh□ducat□on,self-dis□ip□in□,andmoralpracti□e.Mencius,apromi□entConfucian□hi□ker,argu□□t□athumanbeingsar□b□rnw□thaninna□□se□s□ofgo□dn□ss,whic□c□□be□urturedandde□elope□thr□ughprope□□□id□□□□a□d□ducatio□.Xu□□i,anotherConfucia□□hil□sop□e□,□ookamorepe□si□isti□□i□w,sug□estingthat□uma□natureisinherentlys□lfish□ndth□t□or□lvir□uesmustbeim□ose□t□roughstrictsocialnormsandinstitutions. Differen□□hil□s□phica□□chool□□aveof□eredv□riousint□□□□etationsofRenZ□aDeBenYuan.In□onf□ci□ni□m,Renisseenas□ninherentqualit□thatcanb□cul□ivatedthroughe□uc□tion,self-d□□cipline,an□mo□□□pr□c□ice.M□ncius,aprominent□onfucianth□nker□arguedtha□huma□bei□□sarebornw□□haninn□□esense□fgoodness,w□ichcan□enurturedanddevelopedthroughp□operg□id□nceande□uca□□on.Xunzi,ano□□erC□nfucianphilosopher,too□am□re□essimist□cview,sug□e□tingthathum□nnatureisinherentlyselfishandthatmoralvirtuesmustb□imposedt□rough□□rictsocialnorms□ndinstitutions. Differ□nt□hilosophicalsch□□lsh□□□offeredvar□ousi□terpretationsofRenZhaD□BenYu□n.InCo□□uci□nism,Reniss□en□sanin□eren□qu□lityt□atcanbecultiva□edthroughedu□ation,self-disci□line,andmor□lpractice.Men□i□s,□promi□entCo□fuc□anthin□er□arguedth□thumanbeingsare□ornwithaninnate□enseo□goo□ness,which□a□benur□□redanddevelopedth□□□ghproper□uidanceandeduca□ion.Xunz□,anotherC□n□uc□an□□i□osoph□□,tookam□r□pessimisticv□ew,su□ge□ti□gthathuma□□□□ur□isinher□ntlysel□isha□dthatmoralvirtuesmustb□□□□osedt□roug□stric□socia□no□m□and□ns□itutions.