Differentphilosophicalschools□aveoff□redvari□□sint□rpretationsofRenZ□aDeBenYuan.In□onfucianis□□Reni□□eenasaninh□□□□□quality□□atcanbecu□ti□atedthr□ugheducation,self-disci□line,andmoralpract□□e.□enc□us,aprominen□□□n□uc□anth□□k□r,□rguedt□□thuma□bei□gsarebornwit□aninnatesen□eofg□odnes□,w□ichca□benu□t□red□nddevelopedt□roughp□o□□□guidanceandedu□□ti□n.Xunzi,another□onfucianphil□sopher,tookamorepessimisticview,□uggestingthathuma□natur□is□nherent□yselfi□handt□atmoralvirtuesm□st□ei□posed□hrou□hs□ricts□□ialnorm□andi□□tituti□□s.
Differen□philos□phicalschools□a□eo□□e□edvari□usint□r□reta□ion□ofRe□Zh□DeBe□Yuan.InConfucianism,Renisseenas□ninhe□entqualitythatcanbecul□i□atedthrougheducatio□,self-d□sc□□line,□ndmora□practice.Menciu□,a□rominentC□nfuciant□i□ker□a□guedthat□□manbeingsar□b□□□□ithan□n□atesenseof□oodness,whichcanbenurturedanddevelopedth□oughprop□rguidanc□an□education.Xunzi,anotherConfuc□anph□losophe□,t□□□amo□□pes□im□sticvie□□s□□gestingthathumannatureisi□□□rentlyselfi□handt□atmoralvir□u□smustb□impose□throughstrictsocialnorm□□ndinstitutions.
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Differ□ntphil□s□phic□lschoolshaveoff□r□dvariousinterpret□tionsofRen□h□DeBenYuan□InConfucianism,Re□isseenasani□herentqua□ity□h□tca□□ecu□tivatedthroughed□ca□ion,self-d□scipline,andm□ralpractice.Me□□i□s,aprom□nentConf□cia□thi□ker,□□guedth□th□manb□in□s□rebornwitha□in□atesenseofgoodness,wh□ch□anben□r□uredanddev□lo□edthrou□hp□op□r□uidanc□and□duca□ion.Xunzi,anotherConfucia□philosopher□□ookamorepess□mi□ticvie□,suggest□ngthathuma□nat□reisinher□□tlys□lfishandth□□moralvirtuesmustbeimpo□edt□roughstric□soc□alnormsan□institutions.<□>D□fferentp□ilosophicalsch□o□s□aveofferedva□□ousinte□p□eta□io□sofR□nZhaDeBe□Y□□n.InCo□fucianism,Reni□□eenas□ninh□rentquali□ythatc□□be□u□tiva□edt□rou□hedu□ation,s□lf□discip□ine,andmoralpr□cti□□.Menci□s□ap□omi□e□tConfucianthink□r,argu□dthathumanbeingsarebornwithani□nate□ens□ofgoodn□s□,whichcanbenurtur□dand□ev□lopedthroug□pr□□erg□i□an□e□n□educatio□.Xunzi,another□onfuci□n□hi□osopher,to□ka□orepessimisticview,□u□gesting□ha□huma□n□tu□eisinherentlyse□fishandtha□□oralvirtu□□must□ei□pose□t□roughstric□s□cialnorm□andin□tituti□n□.Differentp□□l□so□hic□lsch□olsh□veoff□r□dv□□iousin□erpretationsofRenZhaDeBenYuan.InCon□ucianism,Renissee□as□ninherentquality□hatca□becultivatedthro□gh□duc□tio□□se□□□d□scip□□n□,andmora□pr□ctic□.Me□cius,apromi□entConfuci□□thinker,arguedthat□umanbeingsa□e□orn□ith□ninnatesenseofgoo□ness,wh□c□□anbenu□turedanddevelop□d□□roughprop□rg□idance□n□educa□ion.Xunzi,anoth□rConf□ci□nphiloso□her□to□kam□repessimisticview,suggestingth□□humannaturei□□□herentlyselfishandthat□oralvi□tuesmustbe□□pose□th□□ughstricts□cialnor□sandin□□itu□io□s.