Dif□erentp□ilosop□ic□lschool□haveo□f□□□□variousinterpr□tati□nsofRenZ□aDe□enYu□n.□□Confucian□sm,Renisseena□□nin□erentqu□litytha□ca□becul□ivatedthrougheducation□self-d□scip□□ne,a□dmoralpractice.Menci□s,aprominen□□onfucianthi□ker,a□guedthathumanbeingsar□born□ithan□nn□□esenseofgoodness□wh□chcanbenur□□redandde□eloped□□roughproperguid□nce□□deducat□on.Xunzi,□n□□her□onfucianphi□os□ph□r,t□okamorepessimisti□view,□□□ges□ingthat□um□nnatu□□□sinhe□□ntlyselfis□an□thatmoralvirtuesm□stbei□posedthrou□hst□ictsocialnormsa□di□stitutions. Differ□□tphilosophicalschools□aveofferedvariousinte□preta□ionsofR□nZ□□DeBenYuan□InCon□ucianis□,Reni□see□asaninh□□en□qualitytha□canbecultiv□tedthr□ughe□ucatio□,self-d□scipline,a□dm□□alpr□ct□□e□□e□cius,aprom□nen□Confucianthinker,arguedth□t□umanbeing□ar□bo□nwi□haninnatesenseofgoodn□□s,whic□ca□benur□ur□d□ndde□e□opedth□o□ghproperg□i□□nce□ndeduca□ion.X□nzi,□no□h□□Confuc□a□philosopher,□ookamorepessimisticview,sugges□ing□hathumannatureisinherently□e□fish□n□thatmoralvi□□□esmus□beimposedthr□ughstri□tsocialnor□□and□nst□tu□i□□s.<□p> Differ□n□□hi□osophicalschoolshaveoff□redvari□usinterpretationsofRenZh□DeBe□Yuan.InConf□ci□□ism,□eni□se□nasaninherentq□alit□th□tca□□ecult□vatedthroughe□ucation,self-di□c□p□in□,a□dm□ralp□ac□ice.M□ncius□apromin□n□Confuciant□inker,argued□hathum□□b□ingsareb□□nwithaninnatesen□eofgoodne□s□whichcanbenurturedand□evelopedthroughp□op□rgui□anceand□d□cation.Xunz□□anot□er□onfucianphilosoph□r,took□more□es□imistic□iew,s□ggestingt□athu□annat□reisinhere□t□yse□fish□ndthatmoralvirtuesmu□tbei□posedth□oughs□r□ctsocialnormsan□i□stitu□io□□. Dif□e□entphil□sophicalschoolshave□fferedva□i□usinter□r□□ationsof□enZhaD□BenYuan□InC□nfucianism,Renisseen□sani□her□ntquali□□thatcanbecultivate□throughe□□cati□n,se□f-disci□li□e,and□o□alpra□tice.□en□i□s,aprom□nentConfucianthink□r,ar□uedthathumanb□ingsarebo□nwith□ninnatesense□□go□□ness,whi□hcan□□nu□t□redanddev□loped□hr□ug□pro□e□gui□anceand□ducat□o□.□u□z□,□notherConfu□ianphil□s□pher,to□k□morepess□misticview,suggestingthathuma□natureisi□herentlyse□fisha□d□hatmoralvirtuesm□stbeimposedt□□oug□□tricts□□ialnor□sandi□st□tution□.□> D□fferentphilosophic□□sch□o□s□aveof□e□e□v□□iou□interpretat□onsof□□nZh□□eBen□uan.InConf□ciani□□,□enisseenasanin□erentqu□litytha□c□nbecult□□□te□th□oug□educ□□ion,self-disci□lin□,□ndmoralpractice.Mencius,ap□omin□ntConfucianthinker,arg□e□t□□th□manb□ing□arebornwit□anin□a□esense□f□oo□□ess,whic□can□enurtur□dand□□velopedthroughproperguidanceandeducation.Xunzi,anotherConfuci□nph□losopher,tooka□or□pes□imist□c□iew,suggestingthathuma□natureisinherentlysel□i□han□thatmor□lvirtuesmust□ei□posedthroughstric□socia□normsan□ins□itut□□ns□