<□>Diffe□e□□□hi□o□ophicalschool□haveoffer□dvariousinter□re□at□o□s□fRenZhaDeBenY□an.InConf□cia□ism,R□nisseenasani□herentqualityth□tcan□ecultivatedth□o□ghed□cation□□□lf-discipline,a□□mo□alpr□ctice.Mencius,aprom□nent□o□fucianthinker,□rg□□dth□thu□anbeingsarebornwit□anin□atese□seofgoodn□ss□w□ic□□anbenurturedanddevelop□d□hroughpr□□erguidanc□anded□ca□ion.Xu□□□,ano□he□Confucianp□□losopher□□□okamorepessimistic□iew,suggestingthathuman□□tur□□sinher□□tlys□lfishan□thatmora□virtuesm□stbeim□os□dthroughs□rictsocialnormsan□ins□itutions.
<□>Dif□erentphiloso□hicals□hools□aveofferedva□iousi□terpret□tionsofRenZhaDeBenYuan□InConfuciani□m,Renis□eenasani□here□tqualitythatcanbeculti□ate□□hro□gh□duca□ion,sel□-discipline,and□□ralprac□ic□.□encius,ap□omine□t□onfuciant□inker,arguedt□athumanbeingsarebornwithaninnatesenseofgoodn□□s,whichc□nbenurtureda□dd□ve□opedth□oughproperg□i□□n□ea□ded□cation□Xunzi,□no□□erCo□fuci□nphil□soph□□,□ookamorepessimis□i□v□ew□s□g□□stin□□hathuma□n□tureis□□herentlyselfis□andt□atmoralvirtuesmustbeim□osedthrou□hs□rict□ocialn□rmsandinsti□ut□o□s.□□>Differentph□□osophic□lschoolshaveoffered□ariousi□□erp□etationsofRenZhaD□Ben□□□□.InConfuc□anism,Renis□eenasanin□erent□ualitythatcanbeculti□a□edth□oughedu□at□on,self-d□scipline,□ndmoral□□actice.Menc□us,aprom□ne□t□onfucian□h□nk□r,argued□hathumanbein□s□□□bornwith□nin□a□esenseo□go□dness,whichca□benurturedandd□v□lopedthr□ughproperg□□d□nceand□du□□tion.Xun□□,anothe□Confucianphilosop□er,too□amorepessimis□ic□□□□,□u□ges□ing□ha□human□atureisinherentlyselfishandth□tm□□alvirtue□mustbeimposedthro□ghstr□ctsocialnormsan□□nstituti□ns.□p>Differentph□los□phi□alschoolsha□eo□feredv□ri□usi□ter□r□tati□nsofRenZhaDeBenYua□.InConfucian□sm,R□ni□seenasa□inherent□ual□tythat□a□□ecul□ivatedt□roug□educat□on,s□lf-discipline,andmor□□p□actice.Menciu□,aprominentConfuciant□inker,arguedtha□□umanbe□ngsa□ebornwithanin□atesenseofgoodness□w□ichcan□□n□rturedanddeve□opedthro□ghprop□rguidan□ea□deduc□ti□n.Xunzi,anotherCo□fuci□n□h□l□□opher,too□amorepes□□□is□icview,sugge□tingtha□huma□natureisin□erentlysel□ishandthatmoralvirtues□ustbeim□osedthroughst□ictsocia□n□rmsand□nstitutions.□p□D□fferent□hilosoph□calscho□l□have□ffere□va□i□usint□□pretat□□n□□□RenZh□□eBenYu□n.□nConfucianism,Renis□een□saninh□□entqu□lit□th□□canbecultiva□□dth□ough□ducat□on,se□f-discipline,□nd□oralpr□cti□e.Mencius,□prominentConf□cianthinker,arguedthathuman□□□ngs□rebornwitha□□nnat□□enseofgoodness,wh□chcanbenur□uredanddev□□opedthroug□p□oper□uida□ceandeduca□ion□Xunzi□a□o□h□rC□□□ucianph□lo□opher,tookamo□□pess□□ist□cview,suggest□ngthath□mannatur□isinherently□elfishandt□a□mor□lv□□tuesmu□tbei□posedt□ro□g□□trictsocialnorm□andinstitu□□ons.<□p□
Different□hilos□p□□calschoolshaveoff□r□dv□rio□sinterpr□tationsof□e□ZhaDeBenY□an.□nConfucian□sm,Renisseen□sanin□erentq□□lity□hat□□n□□cultivatedt□rougheducatio□,□e□□-disc□pline,and□ora□practice□Me□ci□s,aprominen□Confucianthi□ke□,arguedthath□manbeingsa□ebornwith□ninnatesense□fgoodnes□,whichcanbenurtured□n□develo□ed□hr□ughprop□rguid□nceandeducati□n.Xunzi,anotherConfucia□philosopher□tookamore□e□simisticview,su□gestingth□th□man□aturei□inher□ntlyselfish□ndtha□□oralv□□□uesmustb□□□posedthroug□stric□so□ialnormsan□□□stit□□ions.