D□ffer□n□p□ilosophic□lschoolsh□veo□f□redva□i□usinte□pretatio□sofRenZh□DeBen□ua□□InCon□u□iani□m,Renisseenasani□her□ntq□alitythatcanb□□ultivatedthrougheducation,self-discipline□andmora□p□act□ce.Men□ius□aprominentC□nfucian□hinker,arguedthathumanbeingsarebor□withan□nnatesen□□□fgoo□ne□s□w□i□hcanbenurtured□n□develop□dthroughprope□guidance□ndedu□ati□□.Xunzi,an□therConfucianphiloso□her,□ookamorepes□i□isticvi□w,□uggest□ngth□thum□nnaturei□inh□rent□□selfishandt□□tmoralvir□uesmu□tbei□po□edt□ro□□hstrictsoci□lnormsa□dinstitutions. Different□hi□osophicalsc□oolsh□veofferedvariousinterpretatio□sofRen□h□DeBenYuan.InCo□□ucianism,R□nisseenas□ninhere□tqualitythatcan□ecultiva□e□thro□ghe□ucati□□,sel□□di□cip□ine,a□dmoralpractice.Mencius,apro□inentConfucia□thinker,□rguedt□at□umanbeings□rebornw□thanin□a□esenseofgoodness□whic□□anbenurt□redandde□elopedthrough□roperguid□ncea□dedu□ation.Xu□zi□□n□therC□nfucia□philosopher,took□m□□epessimisticvi□w,sug□estin□t□a□□u□ann□tureisinhere□□l□selfish□ndthatmoralvirtu□□mu□tbeimpos□dthr□□ghs□ric□socialnorms□□di□□titutions.<□p><□>Dif□erentphilosophicalschoolshave□ffered□ar□ousin□□rpret□tion□of□en□haDeBenYuan.InConfucianism,R□nisseenasan□nher□ntqua□ityth□tcanbecult□va□edthrougheducat□o□□self-discipli□e,□ndmor□lpr□c□ice.Mencius,□prominentConfucia□t□inke□,arguedthathumanb□□ngsar□born□i□haninn□tes□nseofgood□ess□whichcanbenu□turedanddevelo□ed□hro□ghpropergu□d□nc□a□deducation.Xunzi□ano□herConfuci□nph□loso□h□r,□o□ka□□□epessi□is□□cview□s□ggesti□gth□t□umannatureisinherentlyself□sh□ndthatmoralvir□□esmus□b□□□po□e□throughstri□t□oc□aln□rm□a□d□nsti□utions. Dif□□rentp□i□osophicalsc□o□lsha□eofferedvario□sin□e□pretat□onsofRenZhaDeB□nYua□.I□Confucianism,Renisseenasanin□eren□q□alitytha□ca□becultivat□d□hr□ugheducation,self□discipli□e,andmoralpractice.M□ncius,apro□inentConfucianthinker,□□guedthathumanbeing□□□ebornwi□haninnatesenseof□oo□ne□s,□hi□hcanbenur□ure□andd□velopedth□□ughp□o□ergu□dancean□□du□a□ion.Xunzi,an□therConfuci□n□hilos□pher,to□□amo□□pessimis□icview□sugges□ingt□□t□u□annat□reisinherentl□selfi□□andt□□t□or□lvirt□esmu□□beimp□□edth□o□ghs□rictso□□alnormsand□nsti□utions□□/p>□p□Dif□er□ntphilosophicalsch□ols□ave□fferedv□r□ou□i□□erpretationsofRenZhaDeBenYuan.InConf□□ianis□,□en□sseenasaninherentq□ality□hatcanbecultivatedthrou□hed□catio□,self-discipl□□e,a□dmora□pra□tice.Men□□us,□prominentC□nfucianthin□er,ar□u□dt□athum□nbeing□are□□rn□ithaninnatesens□o□goodnes□,□h□chca□benurturedanddevelope□t□roug□p□ope□guidancean□e□ucatio□.Xunzi,anotherConfuci□n□h□lo□opher,to□kamorepessi□isticvie□,suggestingthathuman□ature□sinherently□elfishandthatmoralvir□uesmu□□beimposedthro□ghstricts□cia□no□msa□d□nstituti□ns.□>