<□>Different□hilosophicalsc□oolsh□veoffere□□a□□ousinterpretationsofRen□haDeBenYuan□I□C□nfu□□ani□□,□enis□eena□an□nheren□quality□□□tcanbecultivat□dth□ough□ducatio□,s□lf-di□cipl□□e□and□o□alpracti□e.Menciu□□a□rominentConfucianthinker,a□□ue□tha□h□ma□be□ngs□r□□o□nw□thaninna□□senseofgoodness,whic□ca□benurt□red□ndde□elopedthroughp□o□erguidan□e□ndeducation.Xunzi□□no□herC□n□ucianphi□osop□er□t□□kamorepessim□s□icvi□w□sug□estingthathumannatureisin□er□ntl□selfishandthatm□ralvi□□□esmus□beimposedthroug□stri□tsocialnormsan□institutions.□> Di□ferentphi□osophica□□cho□ls□□veofferedvariousinter□retation□of□e□Zh□DeB□nYuan.In□onfucian□sm,Reniss□enasaninher□ntqual□tytha□canbe□□lti□a□e□throughedu□ation,se□f-discipline,a□dm□r□□□ractice.M□nciu□,apr□minentC□nfuci□nthinker,arg□edthat□umanbeingsarebornwithan□n□□tesenseo□good□es□,whic□canbenu□tur□danddevelo□edt□roughp□operguidancean□□du□ation.Xunzi,□notherConfuc□anphiloso□□er,too□am□rep□□s□mi□ticview,suggesting□hat□umannat□r□isin□erentlyselfisha□dthatmor□□□□rtu□s□ustbeimposedt□rough□□ri□tsocialno□m□andins□itut□ons.□/p> D□fferent□□il□sop□ical□choolshaveo□fere□variousinterpretations□□RenZ□aDe□enYu□n.In□□nfucianism,□enisse□□a□aninherent□ualitythatca□bec□ltivatedt□rou□heducat□on,se□f-□iscip□ine,an□□oralpractice.Mencius,aprominentConfuc□an□hin□e□,a□guedtha□humanbeings□re□or□withanin□atese□seofgoo□ness,whichcanbe□urturedand□eve□ope□□hr□u□hpro□erg□i□anceand□d□cation.Xu□zi,anotherC□nfucianphi□osopher,tookamorepe□□imisti□view,sug□estingt□athum□nnatureisin□erentlyselfi□hand□hat□o□alvirtuesmustbeimposedthr□ugh□tri□tso□ialnor□sandinstitutio□s.□/p> D□□fe□entphilo□ophicalsc□□olshaveoffer□dvar□ousinterpr□tatio□so□RenZhaDeBe□Yuan.In□onfucianism,Renis□ee□asaninhe□entquality□hatc□nb□cult□vatedt□□ougheducation,self-discipline,a□dm□ral□ract□ce.Mencius□aprominent□o□□uc□anthinker□arguedth□thum□nbe□ng□a□ebornwithanin□atesenseofgoo□ness□whic□ca□be□urtur□d□nddevelo□edth□ough□roperguidanceandeducati□n□Xu□zi,anot□erConf□cianphilosopher,t□□kamorepessi□isticv□□w,suggestingthathumannatureisinhe□□ntlys□□□ishandth□tmora□virt□e□mustbei□posedthro□ghstrictsocialnormsandinstitutions□