Diff□rentphilosophic□lschoolsh□veoff□redvariousint□□preta□ion□ofRen□ha□□BenYuan.InConfucianism,Ren□sseena□aninh□rent□□alit□thatcanbe□ult□vatedthrougheduc□tion,self-discipline□and□or□lpractice.Mencius,apr□mi□□ntCon□uciant□in□er,arg□□□t□athumanbei□g□arebor□wit□aninnatesense□f□oodne□s,whichcanbenurturedandd□velo□e□□hroughpro□e□guidan□eandeduca□ion.Xu□zi,anotherConfucianphi□osoph□r,too□amo□epessimisti□vie□,su□gestingt□athum□nnature□s□nh□r□n□lyself□□ha□dthatmor□lvirtu□s□ust□eimposedthroughs□ricts□cialno□msandinsti□u□ions. □ifferent□□ilosophica□schoo□s□□veo□fere□var□ousinter□re□ationsofRenZhaD□Be□Y□□n.InConfuci□nism,Renisseenasaninherentqualitythat□anbec□l□ivatedthrougheducation,sel□□d□□cipline,andmo□alpractice.M□ncius,aprominen□Confucianthinker,arguedt□athumanbeingsare□ornwi□haninn□tese□□eofgoodness□whichcanben□□tu□□danddev□lopedthrou□hproperguidanceandeducation.Xunzi,a□other□onfucianphil□sop□er,to□□amorepessimist□cview,su□ges□□□gthathu□□nn□tur□□si□□□rentlyse□fishandthatmo□alvirtues□ustbei□□osedth□ough□□ric□socialnorms□ndinst□tutions.<□p> Dif□eren□philosophicalschoolshaveof□eredvariousint□rpretationso□RenZ□aDe□enY□an.I□Confucianism,□enis□ee□asaninhere□tq□ali□ythatc□n□ecul□ivatedthrougheducation,self□disciplin□,andm□ralpractice.M□ncius,aprominen□Confucianthinker,arguedthath□ma□being□ar□□ornwithaninnatese□seofgoodness□whic□c□nbenurturedand□e□□lo□edt□roughpro□erguidanceandeducation.Xun□□,a□otherConfuc□an□hil□s□pher,t□ok□mor□pessimisticv□ew,su□g□sting□hathum□nna□urei□inher□ntlyse□fish□n□thatmoral□irtuesm□s□b□imposedthr□u□□□trictsocial□ormsandi□stitu□ions.
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