Different□hilosop□ical□□h□olshaveof□eredvariousin□erpretationsofRenZha□eBenYu□n.InC□nfucianism,Renisseenasaninhere□tqualitythatcanb□□ult□vatedthrough□d□cation,self-□iscipline,andm□ralpractice.Menc□u□,aprom□nentConfucianthinker,arguedthath□manbeingsa□ebornwithaninnatesenseofgoodness,wh□chcanben□r□ureda□ddevel□ped□□□o□ghproperguidanceande□□cation.Xunzi,anothe□C□nf□c□□np□il□sop□er,tookamore□□□□imi□ticview,□uggestingthathumannatu□ei□□□herentlyselfishand□hatmora□□irtuesmust□eimposedt□□oughs□r□ctsocialnorm□andinstitutions.□>□p>Differen□philosophic□□schoo□shaveof□eredvari□us□nterpretati□nsofRenZ□aDeBe□Yuan.In□onfuc□a□ism,Re□i□s□□nasaninheren□qualityt□at□anbecu□□i□ate□thro□g□educ□ti□n,self-d□□ci□□□□e,□ndm□□alprac□ice.Mencius□ap□omine□□Con□u□ianthi□ker,argue□th□thu□□nbeingsa□ebo□nwithaninn□tesenseofgoodness,□h□ch□anbenurtur□dandde□elopedthroughpr□□erguid□nce□ndeducati□□.Xunzi,anotherConfucianphilo□opher,took□morepes□imisticview,□uggestingthathum□nnatureisinherentlyself□shandthatmoralvir□uesm□stbe□mp□sed□□r□ughstricts□c□alnor□san□instituti□ns. Differentphilosophica□schoolshaveof□eredvariousi□terpretatio□sofRe□ZhaDeB□□Yuan□InConfucian□sm,Reni□□een□sa□inherentqualityt□atc□n□ecultivated□hrougheduca□ion,self-dis□i□□ine,andmo□a□pra□tice.Me□c□u□,aprom□nen□Confucianthi□ker,argu□□th□thumanbe□□g□ar□born□ithan□n□atesenseofgo□dness,whic□□a□b□n□rt□redand□□ve□opedthroughpropergui□a□ceandeducation.□unz□,ano□herConfu□ianp□ilosoph□r,t□okamorepessi□isticvi□w,suggestingth□thuma□n□tureisi□□e□e□t□yselfisha□□tha□□or□lvirtuesmustbeimp□sedthroughstr□ct□ocialnorm□a□din□tit□ti□□s. Differentp□il□so□h□□alschools□ave□ffere□variousi□ter□retation□ofR□nZha□□□e□Yua□.InConfuci□□ism,□enis□eenasanin□ere□t□ualit□t□atcanbecu□tivatedthro□gheducat□on,□el□-□iscipl□ne,andmor□lpracti□e.Mencius□ap□om□□entConfuc□a□th□nker□arguedthathu□anbeingsarebornw□than□nnatesens□ofgoodness,whichcanbe□urtured□nddevelo□e□thro□□□prop□r□u□□ancean□edu□ation.X□□zi,ano□herConfucianphilosopher,too□amo□epess□misticv□ew,□ugges□in□thathum□nnatur□isin□erentl□sel□ish□n□thatmo□al□irtuesmustbeimpo□edt□□oughstri□tsocia□normsandi□stitutio□□.□□□><□>Dif□er□ntphilos□phicalsch□olshav□o□f□red□ariousi□terpretationsof□enZhaDeBen□ua□.InConfucianism,□enisseenasanin□□rent□ualitythatcanbe□□ltivatedthr□ugheducat□o□,self-□isc□pli□e,□ndmo□alpra□t□ce.Menciu□,aprominentConfu□i□n□□inke□,arguedt□at□umanbeings□r□bornwithaninnat□senseofgoodn□ss,wh□□hcanbenurt□redanddevelopedthroughpr□perguidanceandeducation.Xunzi,another□onfucia□phil□□oph□r,□ook□morepessimisti□view,sug□est□ngthathumannatureisinhe□□ntly□e□fishand□hat□oralvirtue□mustb□imposedthr□□□hstrict□□cial□ormsan□ins□itutions□ Diffe□entphilo□o□hic□ls□hoolshav□□f□e□edvar□ousi□t□□pretationsof□enZhaDe□enYuan.InCo□f□cian□s□□□enisseen□sa□inhe□en□q□alit□thatcanbe□u□tivat□dthr□□gh□ducati□n,self-d□□c□pline,andmoralpractice.Mencius□apr□□ine□tConfuc□an□h□nker,argued□hathuman□eings□rebo□nwithaninnatese□□eofgoo□□es□,whichcanbenu□tu□edanddevel□p□dthroughpro□□rguidan□eandeduca□ion.X□□zi,□n□therCo□□u□ianphilos□phe□,tookamorepessi□isti□□iew,suggesti□gt□athumannatu□eisi□herentlyselfishandt□atm□ralvirtuesmustbeimposedthroughstrictso□ia□□orm□andin□tit□tion□.□/p□